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 cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

In order to be more confident in predicting an El Niño, trade winds blowing from east-to-west across the equator would need to slacken, allowing more warm water from the western Pacific to push east and emerge at the surface. —Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026

During El Niño, the Pacific Ocean heats up along the equator, influencing the atmosphere in ways that can cause intense storms, droughts and heat waves around the planet. —Michael Wysession, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

The fourth installment in the Jurassic World franchise sees the remaining dinosaurs on Earth clustered around the equator, but research continues. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the equator

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• agitator
• alligator
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