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What does easting mean?

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Noun
  1. (cartography) The distance east of a standard reference meridian.
  2. (nautical) A distance traveled eastward.
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As we were easting off the rope the sound of a paddle was heard up the stream, and we accordingly kept on.
The vessel was prematurely brought on to a course for the home marina without having made sufficient easting to clear the eastern extension of the Outer Harbour East Headland.
But such a calculation does not take into consideration the easting or westing of the ship itself.
At this time we began to prepare for the heavy weather of our easting, as the run across the Indian Ocean is called.
My experience in running down the easting has always been the same and I have made the trip a number of times.
That coming from the poles will appear to have easting in them, and those going towards the poles westing.

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