Category:Rhumb

Rhumb, n. Etym: [f. rumb, sp. rumbo, or pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. Rhomb.] (navigation)

Defn: a line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See loxodromic. To Sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a Rhumb line.