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RHUMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhumb mean? 

RHUMB (noun)
  The noun RHUMB has 1 sense:

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 directionplay

  Familiarity information: RHUMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RHUMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

loxodrome; rhumb; rhumb line

Hypernyms ("rhumb" is a kind of...):

line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)


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