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Meaning of rhumb line | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction.

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Examples

“On portolan maps rhumb lines were all the go long before Mercator's time. […] It's a different matter putting a straight rhumb line on a map made for a round world. And on a map made for the whole world.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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