Meaning Of The Word Dead reckoning

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dead reckoning in American English
the finding of a ship's position by an estimate based on data recorded in the log, as speed and the time spent on a certain course, rather than by more precise means, as astronomical observations or Loran
noun: calculation of one's position on the basis of distance run on various headings since the last precisely observed position, with as accurate allowance as possible being made for wind, currents, compass errors, etc

dead reckoning in British English
noun: a method of establishing one's position using the distance and direction travelled rather than astronomical observations

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