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A SHIP'S COURSE

\ɐ ʃˈɪps kˈɔːs], \ɐ ʃˈɪps kˈɔːs], \ɐ ʃ_ˈɪ_p_s k_ˈɔː_s]\

Definitions of A SHIP'S COURSE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Naut.) The C. is estimated by the angle which it makes with the meridian, and is reckoned either in points of the compass or degrees; e.g. if she sails N.E., her C. is four points or forty-five degrees.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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