An arc of the horizon, intercepted between the point of the sun's rising and the east point of the magnetic compass.
·adj Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage. II. Eastern ·adj Si...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Of extent of means or resources. II. Amplitude ·noun Of extent of capacity or intellectual po...
As a general term, implies extent. In astronomy, it is an arc of the horizon intercepted between the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- That portion of the Christian church which prevails in the countries once comprised in the ...
The angle between the east or west point of a compass and any heavenly body at its rising or setting...
The eastern one. ...
On the west side of Laurence Lane at No. 23, in Cheap Ward, on the western boundary of the ward (P.O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.