triangulate

Definitions

Military

• verb to locate a radio using direction-finding equipment, by taking bearings on its emissions from three different locations and then seeing where the bearings intersect on a map
• verb to calculate your position by working out the back-bearings from three known or probable reference points and then seeing where the back-bearings intersect on a map

Nearby Definitions of “triangulate”

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Contexts for “triangulate”

2 definitions in context
• Military