position line

American  

noun

Navigation.

1. line of position.

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Etymology

Origin of position line

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Using this angle, combined with the time of measurement, enables the navigator to calculate a precise position line on a nautical chart.

From Scientific American

At the last meeting, in May, India insisted that Pakistan accept the current 110-km front line along the glacier and the surrounding peaks�known as the Actual Ground Position Line�as the de facto international border.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suppose the sun bore true E � S. Then your line of position would run N � E. Mark it 1st Position Line.

From Project Gutenberg

Advance your First Position Line the true course and distance sailed from 8 A.M. to noon, and through the extremity draw a third line exactly parallel to the first line of position.

From Project Gutenberg