easting

American  

[ee-sting] / ˈi stɪŋ /

noun

1. Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.

2. a shifting eastward; easterly direction.

3. Surveying. a distance east from a north-south reference line.

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easting British  

/ ˈiːstɪŋ /

noun

1. nautical the net distance eastwards made by a vessel moving towards the east

2. cartography

   1. the distance eastwards of a point from a given meridian indicated by the first half of a map grid reference

   2. a longitudinal grid line Compare northing

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Etymology

Origin of easting

First recorded in 1620–30; east + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The bark County of Pembroke was running her easting down in the roaring forties off the Cape of Good Hope when she shipped a monstrous sea over the lee rail.

From Time Magazine Archive

For three days and nights they fought head winds, trying to make their easting.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

I wish it was night, and I could put her about right now; we’re losing time and easting.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Whether she was the Susan Tucker, or some other whaler, or a big South-Sea-man driven low and getting what easting she could out of the gale, I know not.

From The Frozen Pirate by Russell, W. Clark (William Clark)

We have been making a little easting, but that is all, and we are getting into the region of ice.

From A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)