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relative bearing

relative bearing noun: 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.

Noun

relative bearing (countable and uncountable, plural relative bearings)

  1. 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.

Forms of relative bearing

pluralrelative bearings

Words formed from relative bearing

Questions about relative bearing

What does relative bearing mean?
Relative bearing means 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.
What part of speech is relative bearing?
Relative bearing is a noun.
What is the plural of relative bearing?
The plural of relative bearing is relative bearings.

Words near relative bearing in the dictionary

  1. relative addresses
  2. relative adjective
  3. relative adjectives
  4. relative adverb
  5. relative atomic mass
  6. relative bearing
  7. relative bearing grease
  8. relative bearings
  9. relative clause
  10. relative clauses
  11. relative complement

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