danger angle
nounNavigation.
a horizontal or vertical angle, subtended by two points on shore, that provides a maximum or minimum angle between the points as observed from a vessel if it is to steer a safe course.
Origin of danger angle
1First recorded in 1890–95
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How to use danger angle in a sentence
A single sextant angle furnishes a means of avoiding a known danger by using what is known as the horizontal "danger angle."
Nautical Charts | G. R. PutnamLet me say right here, though, I can't spread the danger angle too thick.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F | R. Sidney Bowen
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