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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 (sekstahn)
Spanishsextante (saykstahntay)
Mandarin六分仪 (liù fēn yí)
Hindiषष्ठक (shushtuhk)
Arabicآلة السدس (ahlah ahssoodoos)
Russianсекстант (sekstant)
Portuguese (EU)sextante (sayshtuhnngti)
Portuguese (BR)sextante (saystuhnngchew)
Japanese六分儀 (rokubungi)
GermanSextant (zekstahnt)
Urduسیکسٹینٹ (sayksteent)
Punjabiਸੈਕਸਟੈਂਟ (sekuhsuhtent)
Korean육분의 (yugbunyi)
Hebrewסֶקסטַנט (saykstahnt)
Greekεξάντας (exantas)
Dutchsextant (sekstahnt)
Tagalogsextant (sekstahnt)
Vietnamesekính lục phân (keeurny looky fuhn)
Turkishsekstant (sekstahnt)
Persianسکستانت (sahkaystahnaht)
Polishsekstans (sekstahns)
Ukrainianсекстант (sekstant)
Bengaliসেক্সট্যান্ট (shaykshawtantaw)
Swedishsextant (sekstahnt)
Italiansestante (saystahntay)

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