equinoctial line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of equinoctial line
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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This country is situated eighteen degrees south of the equinoctial line, and fifty-seven degrees farther west than Lisbon, as our instruments showed us.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion
Where Hadley obtains his "experience" he does not tell; but certain it is, that no sailor who ever crossed the equinoctial line could possibly have furnished him with two of his principal statements.
From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Hall, Basil
We took possession of it, in the name of his most serene majesty, and found it to be pleasant and verdant, and situated five degrees south of the equinoctial line.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion
As I have before stated, we sailed from Lisbon—which is nearly forty degrees distant from the equinoctial line towards the north—to this country, which is fifty degrees on the other side of the line.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion
We ran for five days, always coming towards the equinoctial line, where the air and sea became more temperate.
From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las
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