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
The symbol η here represents the position of the mid-line of the sector expressed in terms of its 360° compass reading.
From A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 by George H. Lowery.
Rick swung the Cub in a circle until they were facing the direction of the mainland according to compass reading, then he leveled off.
From Smugglers' Reef by John Blaine
