easting

UK: /ˈiːstɪŋ/ US: (ē′sting)

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east•ing  (ē′sting), n. 

1. Nautical, Naval Terms [Navig.] the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward;
   easterly departure.
2. a shifting eastward;
   easterly direction.
3. Surveying a distance east from a north-south reference line.

• east + -ing¹ 1620–30

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easting / ˈiːstɪŋ/ noun

1. the net distance eastwards made by a vessel moving towards the east
2. the distance eastwards of a point from a given meridian indicated by the first half of a map grid reference