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easting n.1.【航海】東航〔偏東航行〕。2.(天體的)東進;(...

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It was very tiring , and slow work , yet i did visibly gain ground ; and , as we drew near the cape of the woods , though i saw i must infallibly miss that point , i had still made some hundred yards of easting 這樣做起來非常累,非常慢,但是效果顯著。當我靠近森林岬角時,雖然我看得出我已經錯過了在那里靠岸,我還是向東劃了幾百碼。

That ' s enough easting . set a course sou ' - sou ' west 向東航行差不多了,現在像西南偏南方向行駛