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.

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Meanings

nounrelative bearing (countable and uncountable, plural relative bearings)

plural relative bearings

  1. countableuncountablenauticalThe clockwise angle from the heading of the vessel to a straight line drawn from the observation station on the vessel to a given object.
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APA

relative bearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20bearing

MLA

“relative bearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20bearing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relative bearing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20bearing.

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