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vi⋅gi⋅a

[vi-jee-uh; Sp. bee-hee-ah]
–noun, plural -gi⋅as [-jee-uhz; Sp. -hee-ahs] .
a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.

Origin:
1865–70; < Sp vigía lookout, reef, prob. < Pg vigia, n. deriv. of vigiar to watch < L vigilāre; see vigilant
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vi·gi·a   (vĭ-jē'ə, -hē'-)   
n.  A warning on a navigational chart indicating a possible rock, shoal, or other hazard, the exact position of which is unknown.

[Spanish vigía, from Portuguese vigia, from vigiar, to look out, from Latin vigilāre; see vigilante.]
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