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celestial navigation
noun[ U ]
uk /sɪˌles.ti.əl næv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ us /sɪˌles.tʃəl næv.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən//sɪˌles.ti.əl næv.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the science, skill, or act of navigating(= finding your way) by looking at the positions of the stars:
Using celestial navigation, she guided the aircraft perfectly to its destination.
The ship was saved only by his skill at celestial navigation.
It is thought that the animals could be using celestial navigation to find their way.
He learned celestial navigation so he could fly at night.
It is fairly easy to determine latitude through celestial navigation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Navigation & shipwrecks
astrolabe
chart
circumnavigate
circumnavigation
dead reckoning
foghorn
lane
lightship
lodestar
narrows
navigability
navigably
passage
pilot
quadrant
sea lane
sextant
submersible
the Pole Star
yaw
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