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rhumb |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp rumbo, or Pg rumbo, rumo, probably fr Gr ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See {Rhomb}.] (Navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also {rhumb line}, and {loxodromic curve}. See {Loxodromic}. {To sail on a rhumb}, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rhumb n : a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction [syn: {rhumb line}, {loxodrome}]
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