Backstaff
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backstaff is a noun meaning (nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
Meaning
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
Word Forms
- backstaffs
- backstaves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include astrolabe, nonant, meteoroscope, cosmolabe, sextant, stadia.
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