| 单词 | rhumb |
| 释义 | rhumb (once / 227295 pages) n WORD FAMILY rhumb: rhumbs USAGE EXAMPLESThe general name by which the north, east, south, and west rhumbs of the horizon are distinguished. Belcher, Edward, Sir, The Sailor's Word-Book—An Alphabet...(2010) 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. Nuttall, P. Austin, The Nuttall Encyclopædia—Being a C...(2010) A term when a look-out man announces a rhumb or bearing of any object in this quarter. Belcher, Edward, Sir, The Sailor's Word-Book—An Alphabet...(2010) n 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 Syn|Hyper loxodrome, rhumb line line a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
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