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rhumbs

rhumbs is the plural of rhumb.

Meaning of rhumb

Noun

rhumb (plural rhumbs)

  1. (navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
  2. (navigation) Any of the 32 points of the compass.
  3. (navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°.

Questions about rhumbs

What is rhumbs the plural of?
Rhumbs is the plural of rhumb.

Words near rhumbs in the dictionary

  1. rhumbas
  2. rhumbatron
  3. rhumbatrons
  4. rhumbline
  5. rhumblines
  6. rhumbs
  7. Rhumel River
  8. rhums
  9. rhupunt
  10. rhupunts
  11. rhupus

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