<![CDATA[Sextant]]>An instrument for measuring angular distances between
objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and
longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadleys
quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic
sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a
circle. See Quadrant.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/57306/sextantRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 19:28:17 GMTTue, 02 May 2017 05:42:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sextant on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:01:50 GMT]]>a person who has sex with animals or objects, such as [a dog] or a [stuffed animal].

a person who prefers sex with [dolls] or masturbating rather than sex with another person.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/234975https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/234975Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:01:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sextant on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:01:49 GMT]]>[Sextant] - A word, first, popularized after the release of the movie, Ed Edd n [Eddys] [Big Picture] Show, its a device used to check the longitude at sea by measuring the altitudes of sun, moon, and stars.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/234974https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/234974Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:01:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sextant on Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:34:05 GMT]]>an [astronomical] object used to check the [longitude] [at sea] by measuring the altitudes of sun,moon,and stars.

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