sextant in French
sextant in French is sextant — sextant means a navigational instrument with a graduated arc and mirrors, used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon in order to work out latitude and position at sea.
sextant in French
sextant
(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
What does "sextant" mean?
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noun A navigational instrument with a graduated arc and mirrors, used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon in order to work out latitude and position at sea.
"He took a noon sight with the sextant to fix their latitude."
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noun A sixth part of a circle, an arc of sixty degrees.
"The arc marked out a sextant of the full circumference."
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sextant in a sentence
- He took a noon sight with the sextant to fix their latitude.
- Before satellite navigation, every deck officer could use a sextant.
- The arc marked out a sextant of the full circumference.
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What is "sextant" in French?
"sextant" in French is sextant. sextant means: A navigational instrument with a graduated arc and mirrors, used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon in order to work out latitude and position at sea.
How do you use "sextant" in a sentence?
Example: "He took a noon sight with the sextant to fix their latitude." In French, "sextant" is sextant.
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