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1. (n.) rhumb
a point of the compass.
Etymology: (1570–80; < Sp rumbo < L rhombusrhombus)
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1. (noun) rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome
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
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1. (noun) rhumb
a line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic
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