English noun: dead reckoning | |||
1. | dead reckoning (cognition) an estimate based on little or no information | ||
Synonyms | guess, guessing, guesswork, shot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approximation, estimate, estimation, idea | ||
2. | dead reckoning (act) navigation without the aid of celestial observations | ||
Broader (hypernym) | navigation, pilotage, piloting | ||