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• north-westing — † north ˈwesting, vbl. n. Obs. [f. north west + ing1.] The variation of the compass from the true north in the direction of north west. – [see north easting] …   Useful english dictionary

• Easting and northing — The terms easting and northing are geographic Cartesian coordinates for a point. Easting refers to the eastward measured distance (or the x coordinate), while northing refers to the northward measured distance (or the y coordinate). The… …   Wikipedia

• easting — /ee sting/, n. 1. Navig. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure. 2. a shifting eastward; easterly direction. 3. Survey. a distance east from a north south reference line. [1620 30; EAST + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

• easting — i. An eastward (left to right) reading of grid values on a map. When the map is read from south to north, it is called northing. ii. Movement toward the east …   Aviation dictionary

• easting — n. Naut. etc. the distance travelled or the angle of longitude measured eastward from either a defined north south grid line or a meridian …   Useful english dictionary

• Battle of 73 Easting — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of 73 Easting partof=the Gulf War caption=Wrecked Bradley IFV burns after being hit by Iraqi 125 millimeter tank fire. date=February 26 to 27, 1991 place=Iraq result=Decisive Coalition victory… …   Wikipedia

• norwesting — † norwesting var. of north westing. Obs. [see north easting vbl. n.] …   Useful english dictionary

• Military grid reference system — Geodesy Fundamentals Geodesy · …   Wikipedia

• USGS DEM — The USGS DEM standard is a geospatial file format developed by the United States Geological Survey for storing a raster based digital elevation model. It is an open standard, and is used throughout the world. It has been superseded by the USGS s… …   Wikipedia

• Geographical index of Toril — This article is about the fictional fantasy setting of Forgotten Realms. Places can be listed twice: once in political regions and once in geographical regions. Contents 1 Faerûn 1.1 Northwest Faerûn 1.2 North Faerûn …   Wikipedia