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Rhumb

noun
1.
A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction.  Synonyms: loxodrome, rhumb line.





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... vector; set, drift, tenor; tendency &c. 176; incidence; bending, trending &c. v.; dip, tack, aim, collimation; steering steerage. point of the compass, cardinal points; North East, South, West; N by E, ENE, NE by N, NE, &c; rhumb[obs3], azimuth, line of collimation. line, path, road, range, quarter, line of march; alignment, allignment[obs3]; air line, beeline; straight shoot. V. tend towards, bend towards, point towards; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


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