"true bearing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: true bearings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} true bearing (plural true bearings)
  1. (navigation) Direction relative to true north, typically as contrasted with magnetic bearing. Categories (topical): Navigation
    Sense id: en-true_bearing-en-noun-O2k~vL7G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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