Position {f}; Lage {f}; Kurs {m} - bearing
Sonnenpeilung {f} - bearing by the sun Gestirnpeilung {f} - bearing by stars Fremdpeilung {f} [aviat.] [naut.] - bearing by a radio-compass station der gemessene/beobachtete Winkel - the bearing taken/observed etw. zur Standortbestimmung anpeilen - to take a bearing on sth. den Kompasskurs feststellen - to take a compass bearing die Orientierung verlieren; in Verlegenheit geraten [übtr.] - to lose one's bearings