a map of the world showing lines of latitude and longitude
located at a latitude of 40 degrees north
Madrid and New York City are on nearly the same latitude.
islands located at different latitudes
We weren't given much latitude in deciding how to do the job.
The judge has wide latitude to reject evidence for the trial.
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Any potential impact could trigger impressive auroras in northern skies and possibly even at mid-latitudes.—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The problem is, different factors drive weather and climate near the equator than in the middle latitudes – meaning that these weather forecast models are much less accurate at predicting weather in the tropics.—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025 The captain’s diary contains pre-lined boxes for recording the latitude and longitude, as well as wind speeds and temperature.—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 Under our Constitution, states have great latitude to do their own thing.—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for latitude
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin latitudin-, latitudo, from latus wide; akin to Old Church Slavic postĭlati to spread
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