No. 16,446 in Russian
румб
A "румб" is a compass point or direction in navigation.
In a sentence
Корабль изменил курс на один румб вправо.
The ship changed its course by one rhumb to the right.
In this sentence, "румб" refers to a nautical term representing a division of the compass used in navigation.
Старый моряк точно определил румб по звездам.
The old sailor precisely determined the rhumb using the stars.
Here, "румб" is used to describe the direction or bearing identified through astronomical navigation means.
В учебнике по географии объясняется, как определить румб на карте.
The geography textbook explains how to determine the rhumb on a map.
In this example, "румб" is presented as a concept taught for map reading and direction finding in education.
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