sextant
noun[C]
uk/ˈsek.stənt/us/ˈsek.stənt/adeviceused on ashiporaircraftformeasuringangles, such as those betweenstarsor that between thesunand theearth, inordertodiscovertheexactpositionof theshiporaircraft
（船舶或飞机精确定位用的）六分仪
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Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- chart
- circumnavigation
- foghorn
- lane
- lighthouse
- narrows
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- passage
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- shipwreck
- sonar
- the doldrums
- the Pole Star
- yaw
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