Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A point between major points on a route, as along a track.
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- noun any
mapped reference point on aroute that can be easilyidentified
Etymologies
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Examples
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Therefore our actual speed made good to the waypoint will be the same or more with the poled out headsail. '
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For U.S. aviation purposes utilizing GPS navigation, a waypoint is a three dimensional location within the National Air Space, comprised of longitude, latitude and altitude coordinates.
911Blogger.com - Paying Attention to 9/11 Related Alternative News 2008
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* yaws, an array of the presumed direction from one waypoint to the next, based on the forward direction between each waypoint. we're using the heading_to method on each waypoint, which is mixed into the object via
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Thailand - a country that has serious security issues and has been long used as a 'waypoint' for smugglers operating in Asia.
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A waypoint is a location at which a ship is to alter course, "the federal police said in a statement.
EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed Reuters: none given 2010
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A waypoint is a location at which a ship is to alter course, "the federal police said in a statement.
TreeHugger 2010
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A waypoint is a location at which a ship is to alter course, "the federal police said in a statement.
Scientific American 2010
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A waypoint is a location at which a ship is to alter course, "the federal police said in a statement.
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"waypoint" would be consistent with an angler seeing a muskie and pushing a button to mark the location.
unknown title 2009
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"waypoint" would be consistent with an angler seeing a muskie and pushing a button to mark the location.
unknown title 2009
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