"relative bearing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: relative bearings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} relative bearing (plural relative bearings)
  1. (nautical) The clockwise angle from the heading of the vessel to a straight line drawn from the observation station on the vessel to a given object. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-relative_bearing-en-noun-yLXY0Xh3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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