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.

Examples of the equator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For directional accuracy, its use of straight rather than curved lines of longitude make land masses closer to the poles appear much larger than those nearer the equator. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Most titanosaur eggs and eggshells, like those of other dinosaurs, have been found in lower-latitude regions closer to the equator, where warmer temperatures would have made incubating the eggs easier. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

The warming is accompanied by low-level surface winds, which normally blow from east to west along the equator, but instead weaken or, in some cases, start blowing from west to east. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 Sep. 2026

The pattern of warmer than normal water along the equator in the Eastern Pacific heats things up and favors increases in the number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the equator

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• agitator
• alligator
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