English Explanatory Dictionary

time sight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An observation by sextant of the altitude of a celestial body in order to determine the time and hence the longitude.
A set of observations in order to determine the time that is usually conducted with a transit instrument.

Word forms

time sight time sights

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