rhumb line
Example Sentences
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Before the days of GPS, sailors often charted nautical courses using what’s called a rhumb line.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
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.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2019
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.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2014
Malay began by standing off on the port tack until she was nearly 45 miles west of the rhumb line, a straight-line course to St. David's Head.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, a light breeze filled in and we made what turned out to be a terrible decision to stick close to the rhumb line and sail north of San Nicolas Island, past some rock outcroppings.
From Time Magazine Archive
