azimuth
- n the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
- When a Jap cruiser closed in to shore, Lou lobbed a few shells at it (like firing bee-bees at a bomber), explained, "I wanted to check my azimuth and it's just right.
- The balloon will carry an azimuth and delination mounting, probably a gyroscope, which will point the rocket eastward by "locking on to" the sun.
- The azimuth beam shows the direction of the plane's approach and its distance from the landing field.