- grid direction
- Headings in relation to the grid north.
Aviation dictionary. 2014.
grid direction
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grid heading — An aircraft heading measured relative to grid north. See grid direction … Aviation dictionary
Grid north — is a navigational term referring to the direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection. It is contrasted with true north (the direction of the North Pole) and magnetic north (the direction of the Magnetic North Pole). Many… … Wikipedia
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Grid declination — is the angle between compass north and the north direction defined by map coordinate grid. One map can sometimes have two coordinate grids, consequently there is a grid declination for each of these.The angle between the north direction defined… … Wikipedia
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grid magnetic angle — The angular difference in direction between grid north and magnetic north. It is measured east or west from grid north. A grid magnetic angle is sometimes called a grivation and/or grid variation … Aviation dictionary
grid magnetic angle — Angular difference in direction between grid north and magnetic north. It is measured east or west from grid north. Also called grid variation; grivation … Military dictionary
Grid Trading — A foreign exchange trading technique that seeks to capitalize on normal price volatility in currency markets by placing buy and sell orders at certain regular intervals above and below a predefined base price. Such buy and sell orders, generally… … Investment dictionary
grid north — The direction of a north south grid line on a map. Except for the north south grid line through the point of origin of the grid, it will differ slightly from true north [25] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
