sextant
🇺🇸
/ˈsekstənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈsekstənt/
noun
R
A tool used for finding the position of a ship or plane by measuring the angles between the sky and the horizon.
The captain used a sextant to find the ship's location in the vast ocean.
translation
A tool used for finding the position of a ship or plane by measuring the angles between the sky and the horizon.
Word Forms
Plural
sextants