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rhumb

[ruhm, ruhmb]
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noun Navigation.
  1. rhumb line.
  2. a point of the compass.
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Origin of rhumb

1570–80; < Spanish rumbo < Latin rhombus rhombus
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Historical Examples

  • Rhumb lines are drawn from numerous centers over the surface of the terrestrial globe.

    Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol I

    Edward Luther Stevenson

  • A term when a look-out man announces a rhumb or bearing of any object in this quarter.

    The Sailor's Word-Book

    William Henry Smyth

  • Rhumb Line, a circle on the earth's surface making a given angle with the meridian; applied to the course of a ship in navigation.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

    Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for rhumb

rhumb

noun
  1. short for rhumb line
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