by Jack on August 24th, 2009

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Origin of the saying "get your bearings"

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by Ditto on August 24th, 2009
It's a navigation thing. Aviation, maritime and land navigation all use compass bearings to navigate. Basically it means to figure out where you are and where you're going.
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