RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: 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
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RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: ADJECTIVE
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- Situated in, or pointing towards the northeast
- Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.
- Coming or being from the northeast.
- Situated toward the northeast.
- Situated in or oriented toward the northeast
- Coming from the northeast
RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: ADVERB
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- Toward the northeast.
RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: OTHER WORD TYPES
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- Toward or from the northeast, or a general northeast direction.
- Going toward or coming from the northeast, or the general direction of northeast: as, a northeasterly course; a northeasterly wind.
RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: RELATED WORDS
- Southeasterly, Cape horn, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Abeam, Leeward, Windward, Northerly, Easterly, Westerly, Southerly, Upwind, Loxodrome, Rhumb
- Northeastward, Eastward, Northwestward, Northerly, Westerly, Southerly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Easterly, Southeasterly, North eastern, North east, Northeastern, North, Northeast
RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Southeasterly, Cape horn, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Abeam, Leeward, Windward, Northerly, Easterly, Westerly, Southerly, Upwind, Loxodrome, Rhumb
- Southeastward, Southwestward, Northeastward, Eastward, Northwestward, Northerly, Westerly, Southerly, Northwesterly, Southwesterly, Easterly, Southeasterly, Northeastern, North, Northeast
RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: 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.
- The National Meteorological Service is forecasting that a relatively moist northeasterly airflow will prevail.
- The windows provide a northeasterly view, showing trees and acres of rolling countryside.
- Tyler, thence northeasterly via Cheney to a junction with primary state highway No.
- There is a dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds.
- Northeasterly direction, parallel with the Southeast line of said Lot No.
- Thence northeasterly along that northwesterly limit to the place of beginning.
- Cold Sunday, with largely unbroken sunshine and brisk northeasterly winds.
- The almost constant winds are northerly, northeasterly, or westerly.
- The boat came around to a northeasterly heading.
- Tuesd ay - Winds northeasterly 8 to 12 knots, veering east-northeasterly in the afternoon, then easterly 5 knots overnight..
RHUMB LINE vs NORTHEASTERLY: 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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