Rhumb : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rhumb	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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 Synonym(s): rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome
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.