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CELESTIAL NAVIGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does celestial navigation mean? 

CELESTIAL NAVIGATION (noun)
  The noun CELESTIAL NAVIGATION has 1 sense:

1. navigating according to the positions of the starsplay

  Familiarity information: CELESTIAL NAVIGATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CELESTIAL NAVIGATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Navigating according to the positions of the stars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

astronavigation; celestial navigation

Hypernyms ("celestial navigation" is a kind of...):

navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)


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