rhumb bearing

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rhumb bearing [′rəm ‚ber·iŋ]

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The direction of a rhumb line through two terrestrial points, expressed as angular distance from a reference direction; usually measured from 000° at the reference direction clockwise through 360°. Also known as Mercator bearing.

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