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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Thunderstorms and towering cumulus clouds are another key source of turbulence, which is particularly pronounced near the equator.
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Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Spring’s precipitation patterns were the result of a weak La Nina system over the equator in the Pacific Ocean which led to lower rainfall amounts in the Southeast United States.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos 2589, into a peculiar orbit hugging the equator and ranging between approximately 20,000 (12,500 miles) and 51,000 kilometers (31,700 miles) in altitude.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
At the equator, Polaris would appear to sit right on the horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Spring’s precipitation patterns were the result of a weak La Nina system over the equator in the Pacific Ocean which led to lower rainfall amounts in the Southeast United States.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos 2589, into a peculiar orbit hugging the equator and ranging between approximately 20,000 (12,500 miles) and 51,000 kilometers (31,700 miles) in altitude.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
At the equator, Polaris would appear to sit right on the horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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“The equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20equator. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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