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May 6, 2016 10:56
8 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Qualified
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Swedish to Portuguese, and 11 more.
ortlinjer
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Vad heter det när man tar ut sin position med hjälp av två ortlinjer?
rhumb lines?
lines of position?
rhumb lines?
lines of position?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Position Line (P/L) or Line of Position (LOP) |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 3 | lines of position |
Deane Goltermann
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Proposed translations
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38 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
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24
Position Line (P/L) or Line of Position (LOP)
Nautisk Ordbok - Jan Svartvik
1 hr
Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Easy reading - Good writing
Native in: English , Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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45
lines of position
IATE gives your line(s) of position (http://iate.europa.eu/SearchByQuery.do)
A read of wiki tells me that their discussion of line of position matches that of ortlinje.
terrestrial range (natural or man made) when two charted points are observed to be in line with each other,[18]
compass bearing to a charted object,
I'm not a sailor tho...
A read of wiki tells me that their discussion of line of position matches that of ortlinje.
terrestrial range (natural or man made) when two charted points are observed to be in line with each other,[18]
compass bearing to a charted object,
I'm not a sailor tho...
Discussion
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position_line