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pilotage vs dead reckoning

dead reckoning vs pilotage

pilotage and dead reckoning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pilotage Yes No No No
dead reckoning Yes No No No
As nouns, dead reckoning is a hyponym of pilotage; that is, dead reckoning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pilotage:
  • pilotage: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
  • dead reckoning: navigation without the aid of celestial observations
Other hyponyms of pilotage include instrument flying, astronavigation, celestial navigation.
pilotage (noun) dead reckoning (noun)
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place navigation without the aid of celestial observations
the occupation of a pilot an estimate based on little or no information
Difference between pilotage and dead reckoning

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