sextants

英 [ˈsɛkstənts]

美

n.  六分仪(用以计算船舶或飞机的准确位置)
sextant的复数

柯林斯词典

• 六分仪(用于测算船只或飞机的位置)
  Asextantis an instrument used for measuring angles, for example between the sun and the horizon, so that the position of a ship or aeroplane can be calculated.

双语例句

• There are many who insist that the paradigms of greed, arrogance and usurpation are the true reference points for our sextants.
  有很多人坚持认为贪婪、傲慢自大和强取豪夺的范式是我们的六分仪的真正的参考点。
• Third Mate: We have sextants and magnetic compass on board the boat.
  三副：救生艇上有六分仪和磁罗经。