rhumb line vs loxodrome

rhumb line and loxodrome both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rhumb line	Yes	No	No	No
loxodrome	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rhumb line and loxodrome are synonyms defined as:

rhumb line and loxodrome: 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

Other synonyms of rhumb line include rhumb.

rhumb line (noun)	loxodrome (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	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