[plural] [noun]The road system was so complicated that we had to stop to get/find/take our bearings (= discover our exact position) several times.They lost their bearings (= did not know where they were) in the dark.(figurative) It took me a while to get/find my bearings in the new job (= become familiar with the new situation).
BEARINGS
Meaning of BEARINGS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012