| 释义 |
Day's work
| (Naut.) | the account or reckoning of a ship's course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon. |
See also: Day day's work
day's work[¦dāz ′wərk] (navigation) In marine operations, the daily routine of the navigation of a vessel at sea, usually consisting principally of the dead reckoning from noon to noon, evening and morning twilight observations, a morning sun observation for a line of position and for checking the compass, and a sun observation at or near noon to obtain a running fix. |