"oblique sailing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oblique sailing (uncountable)
  1. (nautical) The movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-oblique_sailing-en-noun-Yqb~G6IH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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