'rhumb line' definitions:

Definition of 'rhumb line'

From: WordNet
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 [syn: rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome]

Definition of 'rhumb line'

From: GCIDE
  • Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.] (Navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic. [1913 Webster]
  • To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line. [1913 Webster]