[lox.o.drome] n [back-formation fr. loxodromic of a rhumb line, fr. F loxodromique, fr. Gk loxos oblique + dromos course--more at dromedary] (1880): rhumb line
LOXODROME
Meaning of LOXODROME in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012