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Zenith: One of a number of odd and probably meaningless terms used by adherents of Celestial Navigation, a peculiar cult whose members profess to believe that it is possible to tell where you are by consulting mystical 'tables' and peering at the stars and planets through an instrument that looks like something abandoned by the dental profession in the early 1900s. Though rarely dangerous, Celestial Navigators - or 'starries' as they are sometimes called - are avid proselytizers, and sailors who don't want to be pressed to join in their strange rituals are advised to give them a wide berth at twilight, when they gather on deck and mumble numbers at one another. This book is probably the funniest dictionary you will ever read, although it is published in America and therefore written for that audience - some of the words are not used this side of the pond. Worth buying and taking with you on sailing holidays.
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