true homing
true homing
[′trü ′hōm·iŋ] (navigation)
The process of following a course such that the true bearing of the craft from the objective is maintained constant.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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But with a
true homing instinct Seamus and pal Geoff Millar hauled them on board their motor launch Matilda and nursed them through choppy seas to reach shore five miles away at Malin Head, Co Donegal.
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