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Origin of position line
First recorded in 1860–65
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How to use position line in a sentence
We therefore remained at eleven thousand feet until, at 7:20 A. M., I had definitely fixed the position line.
Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours|Arthur Whitten BrownSuch a small section of the Sumner circle is known as a "position line."
Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours|Arthur Whitten Brown