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easting


east·ing

noun \ˈēs-tiŋ\

Definition of EASTING

1
: easterly progress <make as much easting as possible — Kevin Patterson>
2
: difference in longitude to the east from the last preceding point of reckoning

First Known Use of EASTING

1628

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