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Antarctic
[ ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik ]
noun
- the Antarctic, the continent of Antarctica along with the Southern Ocean.
Antarctic
/ æntˈɑːktɪk /
noun
- the Antarctic or Antarctic ZoneAntarctica and the surrounding waters
adjective
- of or relating to the south polar regions
Antarctic
- The region around the South Pole , Antarctica , and the surrounding ocean.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Antarctic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Antarctic1
Example Sentences
Protected from the wind, the seismometers will transmit their data in real time and operate through the darkness of the Antarctic winter, allowing Erebus to be monitored continuously for hazards.
Permafrost is a layer of ground in Arctic and Antarctic areas that remains frozen.
In addition to fueling Wednesday’s freakish bomb cyclone in the Pacific Northwest, atmospheric rivers were also responsible for a freakish Antarctic heat wave in April.
Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300.
He applied for the role after reading an article about last year's Antarctic postmaster.
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