compass track

compass track

[′käm·pəs ‚trak]
(navigation)
The direction of the track relative to compass north.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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