geonavigation

geonavigation
\\|jē(ˌ)ō+\ noun
Etymology: ge- + navigation
: navigation by reckoning the course from other places on the earth's surface (as in piloting and dead reckoning)

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/jee'oh nav'i gay"sheuhn/, n.
navigation by means of observations of terrestrial features.
[1880-85; GEO- + NAVIGATION]

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geonavigation, geonomic, -nomy
see geo-.

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  • geonavigation — /jee oh nav i gay sheuhn/, n. navigation by means of observations of terrestrial features. [1880 85; GEO + NAVIGATION] * * * …   Universalium

  • geonavigation — geo·navigation …   English syllables

  • geonomic — geonavigation, geonomic, nomy see geo …   Useful english dictionary

  • celonavigation — ˈsē(ˌ)lō , ˈse noun Etymology: celestial + o (as in geonavigation) + navigation : celestial navigation …   Useful english dictionary

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