compass reading
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From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2010
Indeed, a small error in compass reading can land an orienteer dozens of yards away from?and make him unable to spot?a plastic punch dangling from a tree.
From Time Magazine Archive
We got a compass reading on the plane before it disappeared.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Hence, every change in course causes a new amount of Deviation which must be allowed for in correcting the compass reading.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
Change the compass course into a new compass reading.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
