precession

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“Being able to outshoot our opponents is a critical offensive capability,” said Rafferty, director of the Long-Range Precession Fires Cross Functional team.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2018

Precession, prē-sesh′un, n. the act of going before: a moving forward.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

He discovered the Precession of the Equinoxes, and determined the motions of the Sun and Moon, and also the length of the year, with greater precision than any of his predecessors.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel

Precession of the Equinoxes is 30°, or a Sign, in 2,155.6 years, 499-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

"Problem in Precession and Nutation," he remarked—in tones where filial respect only just managed to conceal a shade of annoyance.

From A Tangled Tale by Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett)