| 单词 | compass heading |
| 释义 | > as lemmascompass heading compass heading n. a heading (heading n. 5a) indicated or measured by a compass, esp. as opposed to the true heading of a boat or aircraft. ΚΠ 1875 B. F. Greene Finding Error of Marine Compass on Board Ship 64 Change the Compass-Headings into True Headings, by applying the Compass-Errors to the former. 1912 E. L. Beach Lieutenant Ralph Osborn aboard Torpedo Boat Destroyer xviii. 266 The ship was actually heading due west... But now, according to the compass heading, it was being steered north-west-by-north. 1925 Washington Post 30 Aug. 5/8 The entire plane is then turned about on these various headings to check the error between compass headings and true headings. 1977 Boys' Life Mar. 36/3 Scouts set off on compass headings printed on instruction cards. 2011 R. Casey Stand up Paddling v. 154/2 Assuming little or no wind or current, all you have to do is..follow a compass heading of 270 for an hour to reach the island. < as lemmas |
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