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position line
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Word History and Origins
Origin of position line1
First recorded in 1860–65
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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.
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
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