HyperDic: dead_reckoning

English > 2 senses of the expression dead reckoning:
NOUNcognitiondead reckoning, guess, guesswork, guessing, shotan estimate based on little or no information
actdead reckoningnavigation without the aid of celestial observations
English > dead reckoning: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn estimate based on little or no information.
Synonymsguess, guesswork, guessing, shot
Broaderestimate, estimation, approximation, ideaAn approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
Spanishconjetura
English > dead reckoning: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaningnavigation without the aid of celestial observations.
Broadernavigation, pilotage, pilotingThe guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
Spanishnavegación de estima

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