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cross-staff
(gcide) | Forestaff \Fore"staff`\, n. (Naut.)
An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes
of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called
also cross-staff. --Brande & C.
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Cross-staff
(gcide) | Cross-staff \Cross"-staff`\ (-st?f`), n.
1. An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the
altitudes of celestial bodies.
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2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring offsets.
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cross-staff
(gcide) | Forestaff \Fore"staff`\, n. (Naut.)
An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes
of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called
also cross-staff. --Brande & C.
[1913 Webster]Cross-staff \Cross"-staff`\ (-st?f`), n.
1. An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the
altitudes of celestial bodies.
[1913 Webster]
2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring offsets.
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