dead reckoning , DR (Abkürzung)

There is no clear course to the past but only a kind of dead reckoning.

But do not think his dead reckoning can be very accurate.

In the cloud they go by dead reckoning from their last known position.

He was a dead reckoning sailor of the old school.

This is known as dead reckoning when used more formally.

As a bird was released a dead reckoning course would be set.

Before this, only landmarks and dead reckoning could be used.

So he tried dead reckoning, which was impossible due to the wind.

At the present moment, by vague dead reckoning, we are two hundred miles east of them.

He took a course reading and prepared for another hour or more of careful dead reckoning.

This value was then used for highly accurate dead reckoning.

Clearly, something better than dead reckoning was needed to find the way in dangerous waters.

I haven't but a small notion where we are, going by dead reckoning.

In this case, the dead reckoning was wrong, and the mistakes were fatal.

And for a fog to spring up that made dead reckoning impossible?

At first light there was still no sight of land, and we had to proceed by dead reckoning.

Also, navigating by dead reckoning requires long study and practice.

Calvert turned south to run to the target by dead reckoning.

Dead reckoning requires the vehicle to begin at a known, fixed point.

We would march on a bearing and measure distance by dead reckoning.

"So the only way to relocate your clearing is by dead reckoning?"

A vehicle on ground can also use dead reckoning.

"But Captain Church was probably dead reckoning from his last position."

Nor did they estimate their positions by the stars or dead reckoning.

By dead reckoning, we have done about a hundred and seventy miles in the twenty-four hours.