dead reckoning

Definitions

1. A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR
   countable, uncountable
2. esteem, respect
3. third-person singular present indicative
4. second-person singular imperative

Equivalents

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