relative bearing
nounNavigation.
the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.
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How to use relative bearing in a sentence
A pictorial elevation and ground-plan of this design, with its relative bearing to the old Bridge, are to be seen in Plates ii.
Chronicles of London Bridge | Richard ThompsonSuch a man assimilates the substance of every speech and judges its relative bearing upon the question.
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