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astronav

astronav noun: astronavigation.

Noun

astronav (uncountable)

  1. (informal) astronavigation
    • The story of its development through past ages to the present epoch, when the perfected methods of astronav are being cast aside for more accurate electronic methods of navigation, is a story that surely can never fail to excite the student of the history of science.1968, Charles H. Cotter, A History of Nautical Astronomy, page 31
    • “Astronav? Are you serious? He can barely find his way through the normal physical universe, much less chart a path through warp space. Put him at conn, and you will crash while still in dry dock.”1993, Peter David, Worf's First Adventure

Origin of astronav

Shortening.

Questions about astronav

What does astronav mean?
Astronav means astronavigation.
What part of speech is astronav?
Astronav is a noun.

Words near astronav in the dictionary

  1. astronautics
  2. astronautrix
  3. astronauts
  4. astronautte
  5. astronauttes
  6. astronav
  7. astronavigate
  8. astronavigated
  9. astronavigates
  10. astronavigating
  11. astronavigation

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