Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: cross-staff  'krós,stãf
  1. (nautical) an early navigational instrument, consisting of a wooden rod with a sliding crosspiece, used for measuring the altitude of a star; it developed into the sextant

Derived forms: cross-staffs

Encyclopedia: Cross-staff

Nearest

cross-questioner
cross-refer
cross-reference
crossroad
crossroads
crossruff
cross-section
cross-sectional
cross-sentential
cross-shaped
cross-staff
cross-stitch
crosstalk
crosstie
crosstown
cross-town
crosswalk
crossway
crossways
crosswind
crosswise