rhumb

  1. Noun.  (navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
  2. Noun.  (navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points).
  3. Noun.  (navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32nd of a circle or 11.25°.

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