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noun
A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle) – on Earth, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, nautical, sciences, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rhumb line, rhumb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line
History
Back-formation from loxodromic, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “oblique”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”) via French.
