Rhumb
Pronunciation : Rhumb
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. Rhomb.] (Navigation)
Definition : Defn: A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic. To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913