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  • To take bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bearings — parts of a machine which bear the friction, 1791, from prp. of BEAR (Cf. bear) (v.). Meaning direction from a point of reference is from 1630s; to take (one s) bearings is from 1711 …   Etymology dictionary

  • take your bearings — get/find/take your ˈbearings idiom to make yourself familiar with your surroundings in order to find out where you are or to feel comfortable in a place • He paused at the top of the hill, trying to get his bearings. Main entry: ↑bearingidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ball bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To bring one to his bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To lose one's bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • get your bearings — get/find/your bearings phrase to find out where you are and where other things are It took her a moment to get her bearings in the dark. Thesaurus: to find out where you are or where you are goingsynonym Main entry: bearing * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • find your bearings — get/find/your bearings phrase to find out where you are and where other things are It took her a moment to get her bearings in the dark. Thesaurus: to find out where you are or where you are goingsynonym Main entry: bearing * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • To take a departure — Departure De*par ture (?; 135), n. [From {Depart}.] 1. Division; separation; putting away. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] No other remedy . . . but absolute departure. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Separation or removal from a place; the act or process of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take the field — Field Field (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …   Wikipedia

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