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easting

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A movement toward the east, often a journey

noun
/ˈiːstɪŋ/

: desplazamiento hacia el este

The ship's steady easting brought it closer to the sunrise each morning.

Examples

Their easting was slowed by strong headwinds over the open plains.
After days of easting, the explorers finally reached the mountain range.
The easting of the ship was carefully plotted on the map.
They are heading east, which means their easting is increasing.
After several days of steady easting, the sailors could finally see land on the horizon.
The hikers planned an easting to follow the river eastward into the valley.
During their easting across the desert, they set up camp at sunset to rest and prepare for the next day.

Surface Forms

easting singular

eastings plural

Morphology

easting = east (transparent) = east + ing

This is a straightforward nominalization of the verb east with -ing, referring to eastward movement or the act of heading east.

Etymology

Easting comes from east, the direction of the sunrise, from an old German word meaning 'dawn'. So an 'easting' as travel means moving toward the sunrise, which makes it easy to imagine going east on a trip.