military grid reference system
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military grid reference system
[′mil·i‚ter·ē ¦grid ′ref·rəns ‚sis·təm] (mapping)
A system which uses a standard-scaled grid square, based on a point of origin on a map projection of the earth's surface in an accurate and consistent manner to permit either position referencing, or the computation of direction and distance between grid positions.
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