quadrant
noun [C] (DEVICE) /ˈkwɒd.rənt/
/ˈkwɑː.drənt/ specializedDefinition
› a device for measuring the height of stars in the sky that was used in the past for calculating directions when travelling across the seaNavigation and shipwrecks
(Definition of quadrant noun (DEVICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- chart noun (DRAWING)
- circumnavigate verb (SAIL AROUND)
- dead reckoning noun
- foghorn noun
- lane noun (STRIP)
- lighthouse noun
- lodestar noun
- nautical mile noun
- navigate verb
- navigator noun
- pilot noun (SHIP)
- pilot verb (SHIP)
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- shipwreck verb
- sonar noun
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