RHUMB LINE vs NORTH BY EAST: 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 north and north-northeast, specifically 11.25°.
- The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and north-northeast, or 11°15′ east of due north.
- The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
RHUMB LINE vs NORTH BY EAST: OTHER WORD TYPES
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- (adverb; adjective) Toward or from north by east.
RHUMB LINE vs NORTH BY EAST: RELATED WORDS
- Southeasterly, Cape horn, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Abeam, Leeward, Windward, Northerly, Easterly, Westerly, Southerly, Upwind, Loxodrome, Rhumb
- Yorkshire, Tyne, Northward, Left, Right, Northeastern, North west, Nne, Ene, Eastern, North east, Manchuria, Nbe, Ebn, Northeast
RHUMB LINE vs NORTH BY EAST: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Southeasterly, Cape horn, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Abeam, Leeward, Windward, Northerly, Easterly, Westerly, Southerly, Upwind, Loxodrome, Rhumb
- Range, Hinge, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Yorkshire, Northward, Left, Right, Northeastern, Nne, Ene, Eastern, Manchuria, Ebn, Northeast
RHUMB LINE vs NORTH BY EAST: 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 NORTH BY EAST: 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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