Rhumb n. 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.
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rhumb line
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 [syn: rhumb, loxodrome]