See Also: Magnetic North - Sailing(gambling)
magnetic north(dictionary)
Magnetic Course - Sailing(gambling)
Magnetic Deviation - Sailing(gambling)
Magnetic Bearing - Sailing(gambling)
Magnetic Variation - Sailing(gambling)
North - Sailing(gambling)
North Pole - Sailing(gambling)
North Star - Sailing(gambling)
Geographic North - Sailing(gambling)

alpha (oh) and Magnetic North - Sailing (gambling)


alpha (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek]
the first letter of the Greek alphabet
the alpha and omega
formal the start and finish of something, and therefore the whole of it
::Collective bargaining was viewed as the alpha and omega of trade unionism.

Magnetic North - Sailing (gambling)


The direction to which a compass points. Magnetic north differs from true north because the magnetic fields of the planet are not exactly in line with the north and south poles. Observed differences between magnetic and true north is known as magnetic variation.