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01:14 Feb 6, 2019 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / In A Book On The History Of Geographical Explorations | |||||||
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3 +2 | losing their bearings |
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4 | losing for one or two days landmarks to steer by. |
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losing for one or two days landmarks to steer by. Explanation: In pre GPS coastal navigation you steer with reference to (take bearings on) features on land which are visible at distance and marked on (at the time) crude maps or memorized by the skipper - mountains, promontories, small islands etc. |
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losing their bearings Explanation: I'm wondering if you could use this expression without the need to mention 'land'...it would mean the same as the source. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose one's b... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2019-02-06 06:35:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Lose one's bearings idiom Definition of lose one's bearings : to become lost The ship lost its bearings in the fog. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2019-02-06 06:35:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or simply Losing sight of land |
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