equinoctial line
noun
Origin of equinoctial line
1Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Words Nearby equinoctial line
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How to use equinoctial line in a sentence
The next afternoon we crossed the equinoctial line in longitude 21 degrees 50 minutes west.
A Voyage to the South Sea | William BlighThey begin at that of Bachan, which is on the equinoctial line, and extend north and south.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 | Emma Helen BlairThe climate is temperate and healthy, though situated so near the equinoctial line.
Crossing the equinoctial line, Our Artist discovers that the rays of a vertical sun are anything but bracing and cool.
Our Artist in Cuba, Peru, Spain and Algiers | George W. CarletonIt is true that the sun has very great power there, for the country is distant only twenty-six degrees from the equinoctial line.
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