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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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
navigation without the aid of celestial observations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: navigation, pilotage, piloting
an estimate based on little or no information
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
Uncertain. Not short for deduced or deductive, but this belief explains the alternative spelling ded reckoning (which actually originated centuries later).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
gegist bestek
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Finnish:
merkintälasku
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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French:
navigation à l'estime
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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German:
gissen
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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German:
Koppelnavigation
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Greek:
νεκρός απολογισμός
(nekrós apologismós)
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Hungarian:
számítotthelyzet-navigáció
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Japanese:
推測航法
(suisoku kōhō)
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Norwegian:
bestikkregning
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Polish:
nawigacja zliczeniowa
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Portuguese:
navegação estimada
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Spanish:
estima
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
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Swedish:
död räkning
— method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft
