dead reckoning

Significado (Inglês)

A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR

Conceitos

conjetura

cálculo de posição

Navegação estimada

navegação estimada

Sinônimos

guess

guessing

guesswork

shot

Traduções

estima

deviner

navigation à l’estime

gegist bestek

navegación de estima

Etimologia (Inglês)

Uncertain. Not short for deduced or deductive, but this belief explains the alternative spelling ded reckoning (which actually originated centuries later).