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day's work [¦dāz ′wərk] (navigation) In marine operations, the daily routine of the navigation of a vessel at sea, usually consisting principally of the dead reckoning from noon to noon, evening and morning twilight observations, a morning sun observation for a line of position and for checking the compass, and a sun observation at or near noon to obtain a running fix. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At the close of the day's work the boss of the packers would come around and put "18" on each of our barrels, and I soon learned to recognize that figure wherever I saw it, and after a while got to the point where I could make that figure, though I knew nothing about any other figures or letters. He waved his hand as much as to say: It's all in the day's work. It was towards the close of an unusually long day's work and Major Thomson sighed with relief as he realised that at last his anteroom was empty. |
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