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

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Example Sentences

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easting

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

We have seen that the latter are increased by a diversion of the counter-trade, and that they are avoided by making easting.

From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Thomas Belden Butler

Again, a second tunnel has just been opened in the southern end of the butte, the engineer hoping to find the main lode lying conformably, or north with easting.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Sir Richard Francis Burton

The first mate’s prophecy concerning the easting of the wind proved a true one, for when we hauled up a couple of points after rounding Dungeness it followed us, keeping dead astern.

From The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise by Edward S. Hodgson

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