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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

Old sailors used a sextant to find their way across the ocean.

The plural of the word sextant

sextants

How the word sextant is said around the world

Frenchsextant
Spanishsextante
Mandarin六分仪
Hindiषष्ठक
Arabicآلة السدس
Russianсекстант
Portuguese (EU)sextante
Portuguese (BR)sextante
Japanese六分儀
GermanSextant
Urduسیکسٹینٹ
Punjabiਸੈਕਸਟੈਂਟ
Korean육분의
Hebrewסֶקסטַנט
Greekεξάντας
Dutchsextant
Filipinosextant
Vietnamesekính lục phân
Turkishsekstant
Persianسکستانت
Polishsekstans
Ukrainianсекстант
Bengaliসেক্সট্যান্ট
Swedishsextant
Italiansestante

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