ebs

Thân thiện

The sailor checks the ebs on the ship's compass.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The compass point that is one point south of due east: A precise direction on a 32-point compass, located exactly halfway between east (E) and east-southeast (ESE).

Usage

• Noun:
  • The navigator set a course of ebs to avoid the coastal rocks.
  • The wind shifted from east to ebs overnight.

Advanced Usage

• In Navigation: Used in traditional maritime navigation and cartography to denote a very specific bearing.
  • The old chart indicated a safe channel at a bearing of ebs.
• In Land Surveying: Can be used in legal descriptions of property boundaries.
  • The property line runs ebs for fifty meters.

Variants and Related Words

• East by south (E by S): An alternative, more common phrasing for the same compass point.
  • The official notation on the map was "E by S".

Synonyms

• East by south: The standard synonym for this compass point.

Related Phrases

• Point of the compass: A general term for any of the 32 named directions.
  • "Ebs" is one of the thirty-two points of the compass.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the compass point that is one point south of due east

Từ đồng nghĩa

• east by south
• EbS