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

The Vulcan rocket's Centaur upper stage released its payloads into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator roughly seven hours after liftoff. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025

But if Erin develops more slowly, the system could stay lower in the atmosphere, where the trade winds — winds that flow clockwise around the equator — could keep it tracking to the west and prevent it from turning. —Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

Around 2011, sargassum blooms started to shift south, closer to the equator. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025

Advertisement That shower will be well seen by those on either side of the equator, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS). —Solcyré Burga, Time, 29 July 2025

Rhymes for the equator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator