RHUMB LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhumb line mean? 

• RHUMB LINE (noun)
  The noun RHUMB LINE 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 direction

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHUMB LINE (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 line" is a kind of...):

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