sextant
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The meaning (definition) of the word sextant
an old tool sailors use to find their way by the stars
The word sextant used in a sentence
“Grandpa held the sextant and looked across the ocean.”
The plural of the word sextant
sextants
How the word sextant is said around the world
| French | sextant (seks-TAHN) |
| Spanish | sextante (sayks-TAHN-tay) |
| Mandarin | 六分仪 (lyoh fuhn yee) |
| Hindi | षष्ठक (SHUSH-tuhk) |
| Arabic | آلة السدس (AH-lah ahs-SOO-doos) |
| Russian | секстант (syeeks-TAHNT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | sextante (saysh-TUHNNG-ti) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sextante (says-TUHNNG-chew) |
| Japanese | 六分儀 (roh-ku-BUNG-gee) |
| German | Sextant (zeks-TAHNT) |
| Urdu | سیکسٹینٹ (sayks-TEENT) |
| Punjabi | ਸੈਕਸਟੈਂਟ (se-kuh-suh-TENT) |
| Korean | 육분의 (YOOG-boo-nuy) |
| Hebrew | סֶקסטַנט (SAYKS-tahnt) |
| Greek | εξάντας (ayk-SAH-dahs) |
| Dutch | sextant (seks-TAHNT) |
| Tagalog | sextant (SEKS-tahnt) |
| Vietnamese | kính lục phân (KEE-urny looky fuhn) |
| Turkish | sekstant (seks-TAHNT) |
| Persian | سکستانت (sah-kays-TAH-naht) |
| Polish | sekstans (SEKS-tahns) |
| Ukrainian | секстант (seks-TAHNT) |
| Bengali | সেক্সট্যান্ট (SHAYK-shaw-tan-taw) |
| Swedish | sextant (SEKS-tahnt) |
| Italian | sestante (says-TAHN-tay) |
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