Definition of reckoning
- p. pr. & vb. n. - of Reckon
- n. - The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the
result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
- n. - An account of time
- n. - Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of
obligations, liabilities, etc.
- n. - The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
- n. - Esteem; account; estimation.
- n. - The calculation of a ship's position, either from
astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered
and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case
called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning
in contradistinction to observation.
- n. - The position of a ship as determined by calculation.