Antarctic Circle

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noun

an imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator, at 23° 28prime; N of the South Pole: between the South Frigid Zone and the South Temperate Zone.

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Words nearby Antarctic Circle

antaranga, Antarctic, Antarctica, Antarctic Archipelago, Antarctic beech, Antarctic Circle, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Antarctic Convergence, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Plate

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How to use Antarctic Circle in a sentence

So, Linklater just won Best Director by the New York Film Critics Circle.
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Julio had come full circle and had returned to Cuba as a tourist in his own country.
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The girls ran in the same circle (Palmolive was also in the Flowers of Romance) and the group was looking for a guitarist.
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The RSD Facebook page, and all the local RSD groups, known as “inner circle,” have been switched to private.
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Not before long, I think about four cops went up to the circle and just grabbed a few of the people from behind.
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Wharton and Louis had withdrawn their hands at the same instant they caught his eye; and the Duke turned into the circle.
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It was the conversation of every circle; and discussed according to the dispositions, or views of the speakers.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
We (the officers) were sitting in a circle round the general and Alcalde, both of whom appeared uneasy and anxious.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
His books were read in our homes, often aloud to the family circle by paterfamilias, and moved us to laughter or tears.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
A child's attempt to represent a man appears commonly to begin by drawing a sort of circle for the front view of the head.
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British Dictionary definitions for Antarctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

noun

the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 32′ S; it marks the southernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon at the winter solstice

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Scientific definitions for Antarctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

[ ănt-ärk′tĭk ]

The parallel of latitude approximately 66°33′ south. It forms the boundary between the South Temperate and South Frigid zones.

Cultural definitions for Antarctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

An imaginary circle around the Earth about three-quarters of the way from the equator to the South Pole.

notes for Antarctic Circle

The Antarctic Circle corresponds to the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere.