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Sailors Aid Crossword Clue

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• a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

• a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant

33%8 Navigation aid for sailors
noun

• (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light

• (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)

33%5 Navigation aid for sailors
noun

• the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

• an object with a spherical shape

• a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

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