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almucantar staff

noun

Definition of almucantar staff

: an ancient instrument having an arc of 15 degrees and used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude and to find the variation of the compass

First Known Use of almucantar staff

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

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