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ARC CROSSING ALL MERIDIANS OF LONGITUDE AT THE SAME ANGLE
Rhumb lines; Loxodrome; Rhumb Line; Rhumbs; Rhumb-line; Rhumb-lines; Rhumblines; Loxodromes

loxodrome         
['l?ks?dr??m]
¦ noun another term for rhumb (in sense 1).
Derivatives
loxodromic adjective
Origin
C17 (as loxodromic): from Fr. loxodromique, from Gk loxos 'oblique' + dromos 'course'.
Rhumbs         
In a mariners' compass, the thirty-two points, designated, north, north by east, north north east, etc. (See Compass Mariner's-Compass, Points of the.)
Rhumb line         
In navigation, a rhumb line, rhumb (), or loxodrome is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, that is, a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true north.

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Rhumb line

In navigation, a rhumb line, rhumb (), or loxodrome is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, that is, a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true north.