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celestial navigation

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celestial navigation
n.
Navigation of a ship or aircraft based on the positions of celestial bodies. Also called astronavigation.
celestial navigation
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) navigation by observation of the positions of the stars Also called astronavigation
celestial navigation
Navigation of a ship or aircraft based on the observed positions of celestial bodies. See more at altazimuth coordinate system.
celestial navigation
astronavigation. Also called celo-navigation.
See also: Astronomy
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Noun1.celestial navigationcelestial navigation - navigating according to the positions of the stars
astronavigation
navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place


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The former teacher of celestial navigation also believes boaters--especially offshore sailors--have come to rely on electronics too much.
Still hooked after all these years by Croft, Scott / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
His plan was to use celestial navigation to keep the flight on course until it was within range of Itasca.
Searching for Amelia by Beheim, Eric / Naval Aviation News
It takes a lot of courage," he says, "for a mother and father of three little boys to build a 50-foot sailboat and say, 'We are going to sail halfway around the world by celestial navigation, the same way Columbus did.
Gigantic horseflies, swarms of mosquitoes and frostbite: the making ... by Drewery, Dale / Take One
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