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rhumb line

noun as in path cutting meridians at same angle

Weak matches

compass point
loxodromic curve

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The wind held long enough for the boats to slip through, and a half-hour later we were sailing a rhumb line for the beach.

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To ensure that every cartouche, sea monster and rhumb line remains vibrant, the men keep the Venetian blinds in their south-facing apartment drawn, as if for a permanent siesta.

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