单词 | astro shot |
释义 | > as lemmasastro shot astro shot n. Brit. /ˈastrəʊ ʃɒt/ , U.S. /ˈæstroʊ ˌʃɑt/ Aeronautics colloquial = astro-fix n.; cf. shot n.1 7e(a).ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > navigation of course of aircraft > [noun] > by observation of stars > sight or fix course-setting sight1922 astro-fix1941 astro sight1943 astro shot1946 1946 V. Tempest Near Sun i. 15 An Astro-shot is a check on navigation that is made by the use of a sextant and the stars. 1997 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 2 July 15 Noonan would have used a sunrise astro shot and might have forgotten to make a simple compensation for the plane's cruising height. 2005 E. Holloway Stars are my Friends xiii. 147 Astro shots are normally taken at intervals of four minutes. < as lemmas |
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