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noun • a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) | ||||||||
| 23% | 6 | Often used by mariners and astronomers to measure angles and altitudes | ||||||
noun • surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments • surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles | ||||||||
| 22% | 4 | Menace for mariners | ||||||
noun • a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese • a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water • one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind verb • lower and bring partially inboard • roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area • reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef | ||||||||
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