dead reckoning
名词
UK/ˌded ˈrek.ᵊn.ɪŋ/
US/ˌded ˈrek.ᵊn.ɪŋ/
定义 dead reckoning 名词
- Uncountable(不可數名詞)
A method of estimating a vessel's or aircraft's current location by calculating the distance and direction traveled from a known starting point.
航位推算
In the absence of GPS, pilots must rely on dead reckoning for navigation.
在沒有GPS的情況下，飛行員必須依靠航位推算來進行導航。
Early nautical explorers frequently used dead reckoning to chart new courses.
早期的航海探險家經常使用航位推算來繪製新航線。
Due to weather conditions, they could only use dead reckoning to estimate their location.
由於天氣條件，他們只能使用航位推算來估計自己的位置。