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rhumbs

/rʌmz/ /ruːmz/

Meanings
noun
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle

Examples :

"The old sailing charts showed the rhumbs crisscrossing the ocean, helping sailors maintain a constant compass bearing on their long voyages. "
nautical sailing geography math direction

Related Words

Illustration sailing

sailing verb

/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.

"The sailboat was sailing swiftly across the lake. "

Illustration separated

separated verb

/ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/

To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

"Separate the articles from the headings."

Illustration sailors

sailors noun

/ˈseɪləz/ /ˈseɪlɚz/

A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels

"The sailors worked hard to keep the ship on course during the storm. "

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

That which is permanent or invariable.

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration meridians

meridians noun

/məˈrɪdiənz/ /məˈrɪdʒənz/

The south.

"The compass needle pointed south, towards the meridians of our school. "

Illustration maintain

maintain verb

/meɪnˈteɪn/

To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.

"My friends are always there to maintain my confidence when I'm struggling with my studies. "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration crisscrossing

crisscrossing verb

/ˈkrɪsˌkrɔsɪŋ/ /ˈkrɪsˌkrɒsɪŋ/

To move back and forth over (something).

"The children were crisscrossing the playground, chasing each other during recess. "

Illustration helping

helping verb

/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/

To provide assistance to (someone or something).

"He helped his grandfather cook breakfast."

Illustration crosses

crosses noun

/ˈkɹɑsɪz/ /ˈkɹɒsɪz/ /ˈkɹɔsɪz/

A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

"Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."

Illustration according

according verb

/əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ /ə.ˈkɔɹd.ɪŋ/

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

"The tailor will according the suit to fit you perfectly. "

Illustration successive

successive adjective

/səkˈsɛsɪv/

Coming one after the other in a series.

"They had won the title for five successive years."