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RHUMB
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I. (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
Synonyms:
loxodrome; rhumb; rhumb line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("rhumb" is a kind of...):
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
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