sandglass in the PONS Dictionary

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An object that would float was thrown overboard and the time required to pass between two points on deck was measured with a sandglass.
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The compass and the sandglass, along with the record in the logbook, of the speed measured with the chip log, permitted the navigator to plot his position on a map.
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It is a sandglass shaped drum made in wood with a snake's skin as membrane.
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The tabulation of the equinoxes, the sandglass, and the water clock became more and more accurate, and finally reliable.
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