polar wander

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noun

geology the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles

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Words nearby polar wander

Polar Regions, polar sequence, polar star, polar stratospheric cloud, polar vortex, polar wander, Polatsk, polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe

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How to use polar wander in a sentence

As Yellowstone bears increasingly wander outside the sanctuary of the park, they run an ever-greater risk of getting shot.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some kids are prone to letting their minds wander and daydreaming.
Daydreaming Is Not a Disorder|Russell Saunders|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Save for the clip of heels as visitors wander around the gallery, the venue is silent.
The Dark Rock Star Fantasy of Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane|Liza Foreman|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, I have to wander slightly off brief with my last two recommendations.
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The weather, the conditions, you can imagine it—a polar bear in a desert, with a swimming pool 50 centimetres deep.
More Bad Luck For Depressed Polar Bear|Abby Haglage|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Long before that, however, the sun had come back to gladden the Polar regions, and break up the reign of ancient night.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He allowed his mind to wander back into the past—back many years to the time when he had gone into the country to take a meal.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The same would be the case if the polar axis of one sphere stood precisely at right angles to that of the other.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Thus the wide habitability of the earth is an effect arising from the inclination of its polar axis.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Of all the inhabitants of London chambers those are the most lonely who never wander away from London.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux