Bearing 8 : The direction of an object from an observer, measured in degrees clockwise from a reference point. See Magnetic Bearing, Relative Bearing, and True Bearing
Compass (The National Training Portal of The U. S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps), appendix I, Glossary, VA, USA 2012. http://compass.seacadets.org/pdf/nrtc/bmr/14325_in d.pdf, (Mrtm/Nav - Amer) {558}