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What is a westing?

What is a westing? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart
  2. (nautical) A distance travelled westward
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But such a calculation does not take into consideration the easting or westing of the ship itself.
Not alone were they nimble because of the westing, but a benignant sun was shining down and limbering their stiff bodies.
And when the sun's westing told us it was time to go home, we went down all the way talking.
That coming from the poles will appear to have easting in them, and those going towards the poles westing.
In the next few miles, the tactics for the men on Gitana 13 will consist of distancing themselves from the coast by getting some westing into their trajectory.
The westing we were making brought us among people who are frequently visited by the Mambari as slave-dealers.

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