forestaff

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, later replaced by the sextant.
    — with a Forestaff, take the Altitude of the North Star

词形变化

forestaffs plural forestaves plural

词源

From fore- + staff.
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