rhumb

Pronunciation:		rum
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Matching Terms:		rhumb line, rhumba
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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

	Synonyms:	loxodrome, rhumb line

	See Also:	line

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.