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Definition of Celestial navigation
1. Noun. Navigating according to the positions of the stars.
Definition of Celestial navigation
1. Noun. (nautical) Navigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celestial Navigation
Literary usage of Celestial navigation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939 by Maurer Maurer (1987)
"The course, stressing dead reckoning and celestial navigation, included 180 hours
of study on the ground and 66 hours of navigation in the air. Capt. ..."
2. Ansley J. Coale: An Autobiography by Ansley Johnson Coale (2000)
"He had trained famous aviators, including Amelia Earhart, Post and Gatty, and
Charles Lindbergh, in celestial navigation, and was devising a procedure to ..."
3. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, with Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"... Pacific islanders were using celestial navigation to find their way in the
open ocean between far-flung islands. Europeans still had not ventured beyond ..."
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