dead reckoning

English

Noun

dead reckoning (countable and uncountable, plural dead reckonings)

1. A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled to 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

Translations

method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft

• Dutch: gegist bestek
• French: navigation à l’estime
• Portuguese: navegação estimada f
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• Spanish: estima (es) f
• Swedish: död räkning c