rhumb

[ ruhm, ruhmb ]

/ rʌm, rʌmb /

noun Navigation.

rhumb line.

a point of the compass.

Origin of rhumb

1570–80; <Spanish rumbo<Latin rhombusrhombus

Words nearby rhumb

rhotacize, rhotic, Rh positive, RHS, rhubarb, rhumb, rhumba, rhumbatron, rhumb line, rhumb sailing, rhus

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Example sentences from the Web for rhumb

Rhumb lines are drawn from numerous centers over the surface of the terrestrial globe.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol I|Edward Luther Stevenson
A term when a look-out man announces a rhumb or bearing of any object in this quarter.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Rhumb Line, a circle on the earth's surface making a given angle with the meridian; applied to the course of a ship in navigation.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for rhumb

rhumb

/ (rʌm) /

noun

short for rhumb line

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单词	rhumb
释义	rhumb [ ruhm, ruhmb ] / rʌm, rʌmb / noun Navigation. rhumb line. a point of the compass. Origin of rhumb 1570–80; <Spanish rumbo<Latin rhombusrhombus Words nearby rhumb rhotacize, rhotic, Rh positive, RHS, rhubarb, rhumb, rhumba, rhumbatron, rhumb line, rhumb sailing, rhus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhumb Rhumb lines are drawn from numerous centers over the surface of the terrestrial globe. Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol I\|Edward Luther Stevenson A term when a look-out man announces a rhumb or bearing of any object in this quarter. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Rhumb Line, a circle on the earth's surface making a given angle with the meridian; applied to the course of a ship in navigation. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood British Dictionary definitions for rhumb rhumb / (rʌm) / noun 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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