easting

[ ee-sting ]

noun

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

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

Origin of easting

First recorded in 1620–30; east + -ing¹

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How to use easting in a sentence

Add together all the northings, all the southings, all the eastings and all the westings.
Lectures in Navigation | Ernest Gallaudet Draper
The difference between the eastings and westings will be the whole departure.
Lectures in Navigation | Ernest Gallaudet Draper

British Dictionary definitions for easting

easting

/ (ˈiːstɪŋ) /

noun

nautical the net distance eastwards made by a vessel moving towards the east
cartography
- the distance eastwards of a point from a given meridian indicated by the first half of a map grid reference
- a longitudinal grid line: Compare northing (def. 3)

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