Forestaff
Pronunciation : Fore"staff`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called also cross- staff. Brande & C.
(Naut.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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