relative bearings

A form of relative bearing — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of relative bearing
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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