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Backstaff
Noun
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
Noun
An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
Synonyms
astrolabe
station staff
star tracker
levelling staff
nonant
meteoroscope
cosmolabe
sextant
stadia
nocturlabe
sun line
gnomon
Rhymes With
jack staff
back staff
black staff
brac staff
lack staff
tax staff
track staff
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