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terrestrial navigation

terrestrial navigation noun: a method of navigation in which the position is determined through terrestrial objects or landmarks such as headlands or lighthouses, or any objects on the surface of the earth.

Noun

terrestrial navigation (usually uncountable, plural terrestrial navigations)

  1. (usually) A method of navigation in which the position is determined through terrestrial objects or landmarks such as headlands or lighthouses, or any objects on the surface of the earth.

Forms of terrestrial navigation

pluralterrestrial navigations

Questions about terrestrial navigation

What does terrestrial navigation mean?
Terrestrial navigation means a method of navigation in which the position is determined through terrestrial objects or landmarks such as headlands or lighthouses, or any objects on the surface of the earth.
What part of speech is terrestrial navigation?
Terrestrial navigation is a noun.
What is the plural of terrestrial navigation?
The plural of terrestrial navigation is terrestrial navigations.

Words near terrestrial navigation in the dictionary

  1. terrestrial branch
  2. terrestrial branches
  3. Terrestrial Dynamical Time
  4. terrestrial guenon
  5. terrestrial guenons
  6. terrestrial navigation
  7. terrestrial navigations
  8. terrestrial planet
  9. terrestrial planets
  10. terrestrial telescope
  11. terrestrial telescopes

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