relative bearing

American  

noun

Navigation.

1. the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.

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Example Sentences

The initial display shows the relative bearing and distance of all in-range AIS-equipped vessels.

From Time Magazine Archive

A passage which stood in the early editions is removed, the portrait which it referred to having been not that of the lady mentioned, but of a relative bearing the same name.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John

Such a man assimilates the substance of every speech and judges its relative bearing upon the question.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 by Various

Those who consider its relative bearing, both upon individuals and the human race, will be convinced that Phrenology carries in its train the most valuable assistance in furthering the cause of education, morality, and religion.

From Christian Phrenology A Guide to Self-Knowledge by Bunney, Joseph

I am the only near relative bearing the Crompton name.

From The Cromptons by Holmes, Mary Jane