Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dead_reckoning
2 senses of dead reckoning
Sense 1
guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning -- (an estimate based on little or no information)
=> estimate, estimation, approximation, idea -- (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take")
Sense 2
dead reckoning -- (navigation without the aid of celestial observations)
=> navigation, pilotage, piloting -- (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)