#navigational_instrument an instrument used for navigating
supertype: instrument a device that requires skill for proper use
subtype: artificial_horizon__gyro_horizon__flight_indicator a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; provides an artificial horizon for the pilot
subtype: compass__compas navigational instrument for finding directions
subtype: gyrocompass__gyrocompas a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead
subtype: magnetic_compass compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north
subtype: compass_card__compasscard__mariner'scompas compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north
subtype: depth_finder__depthfinder navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar)
subtype: sonic_depth_finder__sonicdepthfinder__fathometer depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves
subtype: inclinometer an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
subtype: sonar__echo_sounder__asdic a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return (sonar is SOund NAvigation Ranging; asdic is Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee)
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