middle latitude

American  

noun

1. the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.

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Etymology

Origin of middle latitude

First recorded in 1700–10

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Example Sentences

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middle latitude

"As the climate warms, that sort of jet stream activity that happens in the middle latitude, will weaken and in extreme cases split, allowing this sort of cyclone formation to occur."

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2021

Aye, that he did; but I worked him a traverse in middle latitude, sailing on that tack.

From An Old Sailor's Yarns by N. (Nathaniel) Ames

The Northern Spy is highly regarded by all our large northern and eastern markets, is fairly well liked by the middle latitude markets, but not popular south of Baltimore and Pittsburgh or west of Milwaukee.

From Apple Growing by M. C. Burritt

A method of converting departure in difference of longitude, and vice versâ, by using the middle latitude instead of the meridional parts, as in Mercator's sailing.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

To convert this into difference of longitude, parallel, middle latitude, or Mercator's sailing is needed, depending on circumstances.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

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