periscopic sextant

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periscopic sextant [‚per·ə′skäp·ik ′sek·stənt]

(navigation)

A sextant designed to be mounted inside an aircraft, with a tube extending vertically upward through the skin of the aircraft.

A sextant designed to be used in conjunction with the periscope of a submarine.

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Perischoechinoidea
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