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Sailors Aid Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SEXTANT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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233%8 Navigation aid for sailors
333%5 Navigation aid for sailors

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We think the answer is "SEXTANT" which means:

    noun
  • • A unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
  • • A measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He used a sextant to navigate his ship across the ocean."
  • • "The sailor relied on the accuracy of the sextant to determine his position at sea."

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