rhumb

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Meanwhile his distant rival JOURDAIN has been pushing hard still in the best of the trade winds making over 16 knots for much of the time, but making no real impression on the 497 miles lead of Foncia which is now converging back towards the rhumb-line, making a NE'ly track.

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  1. noun A rhumb line.
  2. noun One of the points of the mariner's compass.

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  • They have averaged 15.5 knots along the rhumb line with a top speed of over 26 knots in ocean swell! —  Sail-World.com USA Latest News
  • The twosome's diverging courses see DAVIES still making the gains at the moment as her track keeps her closer to the rhumb line, while the long detour of GUILLEMOT around the Azores High pressure system - he is more than 800 miles from its centre this morning - sees him sailing consistently 25 degrees lower and at least 1.5 knots quicker in the NE'ly trades conditions. —  ISAF News
  • Meanwhile his distant rival JOURDAIN has been pushing hard still in the best of the trade winds making over 16 knots for much of the time, but making no real impression on the 497 miles lead of Foncia which is now converging back towards the rhumb-line, making a NE'ly track. —  ISAF News
  • "The rhumb line is waiting there too" is a line from St. Peter's Day Festival. —  This Is Fake DIY
  • What is it about the concept of the rhumb line that inspired you to make it the album title? —  This Is Fake DIY
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  1. Possibly from Spanish or Portuguese rumbo, course, direction, ultimately from Latin rhombus, rhombus; see rhombus.
 

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