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relative bearings

relative bearings is the plural of relative bearing.

Meaning of relative bearing

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.

Questions about relative bearings

What is relative bearings the plural of?
Relative bearings is the plural of relative bearing.

Words near relative bearings in the dictionary

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

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