equinoctial line

American  

noun

1. celestial equator.

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Etymology

Origin of equinoctial line

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

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equinoctial line

Its monasteries are scattered from the north of Tartary almost to the equinoctial line.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

In December, 1499, in June of which year Ojeda and Vespucci had set out together, Vicente Pinzon sailed along the Brazilian coast to a point eight degrees south of the equinoctial line.

From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion

He was willing to concede that the geographical position of Paradise was not in Mesopotamia, yet he maintained that it was upon the earth, and in the southern hemisphere, near the equinoctial line.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Though within the tropic zone, and but a few degrees from the equinoctial line, there is chillness in the air of the night, now nearing its mid-hours.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne

We who reside in Lisbon, nearly forty degrees north of the equinoctial line, are distant from those who reside on the other side of the line, in angular meridional length, ninety degrees—that is, obliquely.

From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion