Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.
[1913 Webster]
{To sail on a rhumb}, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rhumb
n 1: 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}, {rhumb},
{loxodrome}]
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