Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish rumbo
Date: 1669
: a line on the surface of the earth that follows a single compass bearing and makes equal oblique angles with all meridians ― called also loxodrome
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish rumbo
Date: 1669
: a line on the surface of the earth that follows a single compass bearing and makes equal oblique angles with all meridians ― called also loxodrome
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012