释义 |
dead reckoning noun 1. : the determination without the aid of celestial observations of the position of a ship or aircraft deduced from the record of the courses sailed or flown, the distance made, and the known or estimated drift 2. : a procedure attempting to locate something in space or in time (as a goal, a target, an historical event) by deduction unaided by direct observation or direct evidence; broadly : guesswork |