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

It was possible that the Dornoch had proceeded directly to the southward, after making less easting than was anticipated.

From Fighting for the Right by A. B. Shute

“If we keep on long like this,” observed Mr Marline grimly to the captain, “we’ll soon lose all our easting, and have to begin our voyage over again!”

From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by J. Schonberg

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