grid reference

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grid reference

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a method of locating a point on a map or plan by a number referring to the lines of a grid drawn upon the map or plan and to subdivisions of the space between the lines

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grid reference n → coordinate fpl chilometriche

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