equatorward

American  

[ih-kwey-ter-werd] / ɪˈkweɪ tər wərd /

Or equatorwards

adverb

1. toward the equator.

   a ship sailing equatorward.

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adjective

1. facing or tending toward the equator.

Etymology

Origin of equatorward

First recorded in 1870–75; equator + -ward

Example Sentences

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equatorward

There, equatorward winds cause near-surface water to move away from the coast.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2024

The winter rains which migrate equatorward are separated by the Sahara from the equatorial rains which migrate poleward.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

In summer, when the trades are extended polewards by the outflowing equatorward winds on the eastern side of the ocean anticyclones, mild, dry and nearly continuous fair weather prevails, with general northerly winds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

Such mountains suggest a thrust in a north and south direction which is just what would happen if the solid mass of the earth were creeping first equatorward and then poleward.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

The equatorward margin of the temperate zone rains is clearly defined on the west coasts, at the points where the coast deserts are replaced by belts of light or moderate rainfall.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various