loxodroom

Definitions of loxodroom
  1. noun
    a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
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    type of:
    lijn, linie, rij
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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