"time sight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time sights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} time sight (countable and uncountable, plural time sights)
  1. An observation by sextant of the altitude of a celestial body in order to determine the time and hence the longitude. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-time_sight-en-noun-rhS8Q~bh
  2. A set of observations in order to determine the time that is usually conducted with a transit instrument. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-time_sight-en-noun-g05R8wB6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89

Inflected forms

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