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[rʌm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an imaginary line on the earth's surface cutting all meridians at the same angle, used as the standard method of plotting a ship's course on a chart
- any of the 32 points of the compass
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Origin
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late 16th century: from French rumb (earlier ryn (de vent) ‘point of the compass’), probably from Dutch ruim ‘space, room’. The spelling change was due to association with Latin rhombus (see rhombus)
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