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rhumb

[ ruhm, ruhmb ]

noun

, Navigation.
  1. a point of the compass.


rhumb

/ rʌm /

noun

  1. short for rhumb line
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhumb1

1570–80; < Spanish rumbo < Latin rhombus rhombus
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Example Sentences

They are known for distinctive rhumb lines that radiate out from various points in the ocean in the direction of wind or compass points to help navigators plot their course.

The wind held long enough for the boats to slip through, and a half-hour later we were sailing a rhumb line for the beach.

To ensure that every cartouche, sea monster and rhumb line remains vibrant, the men keep the Venetian blinds in their south-facing apartment drawn, as if for a permanent siesta.

The general name by which the north, east, south, and west rhumbs of the horizon are distinguished.

On looking at our binnacle, they pointed to the north-west rhumb, and made us easily understand that it was the course they always steered on their return to Macassar.

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