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- DictionaryDead reck·on·ing/ˌded ˈrek(ə)niNG/
noun
- 1. the process of calculating one's position, especially at sea, by estimating the direction and distance traveled rather than by using landmarks, astronomical observations, or electronic navigation methods.
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The meaning of DEAD RECKONING is the determination without the aid of celestial observations of the position of a ship or aircraft from the record of the courses sailed or flown, the distance made, and the known or estimated drift.
In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating the current position of a moving object by using a previously determined position, or fix, and incorporating estimates of speed, heading (or direction or course), and elapsed time.
DEAD RECKONING meaning: 1. a way of calculating the position of a ship or aircraft using only information about the…. Learn more.
Dead reckoning definition: calculation of one's position on the basis of distance run on various headings since the last precisely observed position, with as accurate allowance as possible being made for wind, currents, compass errors, etc.. See examples of DEAD RECKONING used in a sentence.
DEAD RECKONING definition: 1. a way of calculating the position of a ship or aircraft using only information about the…. Learn more.
dead reckoning, determination without the aid of celestial navigation of the position of a ship or aircraft from the record of the courses sailed or flown, the distance made (which can be estimated from velocity), the known starting point, and the known or estimated drift.
Dead Reckoning. Simple navigation methods and instruments served European mariners for centuries. Starting at a known or assumed position, a navigator used simple but reliable tools to track three things: • The ship’s compass heading. • The ship’s speed. • The time spent on each heading and at each speed. With this information, the ...
Dead Reckoning definition: A method of estimating the position of an aircraft or a ship without astronomical observations, as by applying to a previously determined position the course and distance traveled since.
Definitions of dead reckoning. noun. navigation without the aid of celestial observations. see more. noun. an estimate based on little or no information. synonyms: guess, guessing, guesswork, shot. see more.
dead reckoning noun Navigation . calculation of one's position on the basis of distance run on various headings since the last precisely observed position, with as accurate allowance as possible being made for wind, currents, compass errors, etc.
