subtropics
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of subtropics
1895–90; sub- + (the) tropics
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That will bring southerly winds from the subtropics - and a very different feel.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Atmospheric rivers are concentrated bands of water vapor from the tropics and subtropics that transport heat and moisture into the Antarctic interior.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
Most cases of visceral leishmaniasis occur in Brazil, but the disease can be found in large parts of the tropics and subtropics.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
The storms dip over the warm subtropics “and create a conveyor belt of of moisture to strafe the West Coast of the U.S,” Maue said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Although also found in the subtropics of Australia, they never occur in other temperate regions except when raised as ornamental plants in greenhouses.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
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