antarctic
[ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik]
- of, at, or near the South Pole.
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- the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica.
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Origin of antarctic
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Contemporary Examples
As forbidding as this terrain is, there is another force at work on the ocean surface – the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
In ‘Chasing Shackleton’, Tim Jarvis re-enacts a hundred-year-old Antarctic journey using replica gear and clothing.
Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of ShackletonDarrell Hartman
January 12, 2014
The teams of service personnel, all of whom have physical or cognitive injuries, have walked 335km across the Antarctic Plateau.
The teams of service personnel, all of whom have physical or cognitive injuries, will race 335km across the Antarctic Plateau.
Prince Harry Proves He Is The Coolest Royal As he Prepares To Walk To the South PoleTom Sykes
November 13, 2013
During a scientific expedition in the Antarctic he lost his colleagues 300 miles from safety.
Historical Examples
We're to sail the first week in September, so as to get the summer months in the Antarctic.
The Woman Thou Gavest MeHall Caine
But single instances—so an observation by Scott, in the Antarctic.
The Book of the DamnedCharles Fort
"Yes—but so is the Arctic camp, and the Antarctic camp, as well," replied Wade.
Invaders from the InfiniteJohn Wood Campbell
On the seventy-fifth day after the sailing of the Antarctic?
The Call Of The SouthLouis Becke
We knew that war was their object, and the Antarctic was prepared for battle.
The Call Of The SouthLouis Becke
Antarctic
- the Antarctic or Antarctic Zone Antarctica and the surrounding waters
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- of or relating to the south polar regions
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Word Origin
C14: via Latin from Greek antarktikos; see anti-, arctic
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Word Origin and History for antarctic
adj.
late 14c., antartyk "opposite to the north pole" (adj.), also (with capital A) "region around the South pole" (n.), from Old French antartique, from Medieval Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos "opposite the north," from anti- "opposite" (see anti-) + arktikos "arctic" (see arctic). The first -c- sound ceased to be pronounced in Medieval Latin and was dropped in Old French. Modern English spelling, which restores it, dates from 17c.
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Antarctic
The region around the South Pole, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean.
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