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spherical sailing, circular sailing
1. Any of the sailing computation methods which are used to solve the problems of course, distance, difference of latitude, difference of longitude, and departure which take into account the spherical or spheroidal shape of the earth.
2. A method of navigation in which the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.
2. A method of navigation in which the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.
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sphero-, spher-, -sphere-
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