equatorward

or e·qua·tor·wards

[ih-kwey-ter-werd]

adverb

toward the equator: a ship sailing equatorward.

adjective

facing or tending toward the equator.

Origin of equatorward

First recorded in 1870–75; equator + -ward

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Examples from the Web for equatorward

Historical Examples of equatorward

The rainy and dry seasons are most marked at the equatorward margins of the belt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5
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The moisture would be precipitated on the equatorward slopes of the subtropical mountain ranges.
Climatic Changes
Ellsworth Huntington