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magnetic course

American  

noun

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  1. a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.

magnetic course British  

noun

  1. Also called: magnetic heading.  an aircraft's course in relation to the magnetic north

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Worsley reckoned from the chart that the distance from our camp to Husvik, on an east magnetic course, was seventeen geographical miles, but we could not expect to follow a direct line.

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