the equator
noun
: an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
The city of Quito, Ecuador, lies very close to the equator.
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Local officials called the incident the worst single diving accident in the history of the Maldives, a nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands scattered some 500 miles across the equator in the Indian Ocean.
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CBS News, 18 May 2026
The world’s leading space powers desperately want to know what the others are up to high above the equator.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Normally, the Pacific trade winds blow from east to west along the equator, pushing warm water toward Asia and leaving cooler water near South America.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
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CBS News, 18 May 2026
The world’s leading space powers desperately want to know what the others are up to high above the equator.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Normally, the Pacific trade winds blow from east to west along the equator, pushing warm water toward Asia and leaving cooler water near South America.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the equator
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“The equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20equator. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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