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Meaning of cross-staff | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An archbishop's cross.
obsolete
An early instrument, consisting of a wooden rod with a sliding crosspiece, used for measuring the altitude of a star or for surveying.
historical

Examples

“The cross-staff is a very simple instrument, a calibrated shaft along which a bar slides.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

cross-step cross-stitch cross-stitcher cross-stone cross-strait cross-stratification