"back bearing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back bearings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back bearing (plural back bearings)
  1. (navigation) A bearing taken pointing to the exact opposite direction to the direction heading Categories (topical): Navigation
    Sense id: en-back_bearing-en-noun-lwDWZlkr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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