RHUMB LINE vs EAST BY SOUTH: NOUN
- A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle.
- The path of a ship that maintains a fixed compass direction, shown on a map as a line crossing all meridians at the same angle.
- 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
- The compass point halfway between east and east-southeast, specifically 101.125°, abbreviated as EbS.
- The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due east and east-southeast, or 101°15′ east of due north.
- The compass point that is one point south of due east
RHUMB LINE vs EAST BY SOUTH: OTHER WORD TYPES
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- (adverb; adjective) Toward or from east by south.
RHUMB LINE vs EAST BY SOUTH: RELATED WORDS
- Southeasterly, Cape horn, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Abeam, Leeward, Windward, Northerly, Easterly, Westerly, Southerly, Upwind, Loxodrome, Rhumb
- Afghanistan, Right, Southwestern, Ese, Southeastern, Northeast, Sse, Southwest, Eastern, See, Asia, South east, Ebs, Sbe, Southeast
RHUMB LINE vs EAST BY SOUTH: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Southeasterly, Cape horn, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Abeam, Leeward, Windward, Northerly, Easterly, Westerly, Southerly, Upwind, Loxodrome, Rhumb
- Bangladesh, Africa, Afghanistan, Right, Sse, Southwestern, Southeastern, Northeast, Ese, Southwest, Eastern, See, Asia, Sbe, Southeast
RHUMB LINE vs EAST BY SOUTH: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Much of the fleet chose to sail high along the CT shoreline with Young American choosing a route more towards the rhumb line.
- The fundamental elements such as earth ellipsoid, geoid, geocentric and geodetic latitudes, rhumb line, and great circle are dealt with in detail.
- On the rhumb line from the Royal Sovereign to Dungeness there are no dangers.
- Define the following terms: datum, developable surface, secant, azimuth, rhumb line, and zenithal.
- Rhumb Line cases are shown, one in each hemisphere.
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RHUMB LINE vs EAST BY SOUTH: QUESTIONS
- What is the latitude of the aircraft flying the rhumb line?
- Can a rhumb line be contrasted with a great circle?
- Why follow a rhumb line instead of a geodesic line?
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