"rhumb line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rhumb lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhumb line (plural rhumb lines)
  1. (nautical) A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction. Wikipedia link: rhumb line Categories (topical): Curves, Nautical Synonyms: rhumb, loxodrome Translations (a line cutting all meridians at a constant angle): loksodromio (Esperanto), loksodromi (Finnish), kompassiviiva (Finnish), loxodromie [feminine] (French), ligne de vent [feminine] (French), Loxodrome [feminine] (German), Windlinie [feminine] (German), λοξοδρομία (loxodromía) [feminine] (Greek), loxodroma (Hungarian), lossodromica [feminine] (Italian), loksodroma [feminine] (Polish), linha de rumo [feminine] (Portuguese), curva loxodrómica [feminine] (Portuguese), loxodromia [feminine] (Portuguese), локсодрома (loksodroma) [feminine] (Russian), локсодромия (loksodromija) [feminine] (Russian), loxodromlinje (Swedish)

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