RHUMB LINE


Meaning of RHUMB LINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.