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单词 vigia
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vigia

[ vi-jee-uh; Spanish vee-hee-ah ]
/ vɪˈdʒi ə; Spanish viˈhi ɑ /

noun, plural vi·gi·as [vi-jee-uhz; Spanish vee-hee-ahs]. /vɪˈdʒi əz; Spanish viˈhi ɑs/.

a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.

Origin of vigia

First recorded in 1865–70; from Spanish vigía “lookout, reef,” probably from Portuguese vigia, noun derivative of vigiar “to watch,” from Latin vigilāre; see vigilant

Words nearby vigia

Vigée-Lebrun, vigentennial, vigesimal, vigesimo, vigesimo-quarto, vigia, vigil, vigilambulism, vigilance, vigilance committee, vigilant
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Example sentences from the Web for vigia

  • Vigia Rajah died without children, and left the crown to his brother, in whole lineage it continued for 900 years.

    A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for vigia

vigia
/ (ˈvɪdʒɪə) /

noun

nautical a navigational hazard marked on a chart although its existence and nature has not been confirmed

Word Origin for vigia

C19: from Spanish vigía reef, from Latin vigilāre to keep watch
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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