Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for celestial navigation. Search instead for seeschifffahrtsnavigation.
Definitions

celestial navigation

NOUN
navigation by observing the position of stars and planets
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

She also knows celestial navigation and how to plot a course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Some examples of ancient TEK include midwifery, celestial navigation and fish conservation.

From Scientific American • Aug. 1, 2023

To top it off, the crew managed this feat without the aid of maps or radio contact, using only celestial navigation and an atlas obtained from a library in New Zealand.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

The head looks upward into the sky to symbolize celestial navigation, and the post celebrates past explorers who had ventured to the arrowroot-colored continent.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

You tell me to follow your rules of celestial navigation.

From Flowers of Freethought (First Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "celestial navigation" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com