universal transverse Mercator grid
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universal transverse Mercator grid
[¦yü·nə¦vər·səl tranz′vərs mər′kād·ər ‚grid] (mapping)
A particular grid based upon a transverse Mercator projection, according to specifications laid down by military authorities; it may be superimposed on any map.
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