Torrid Zone

American  

noun

1. the part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

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Torrid Zone British  

noun

1. rare that part of the earth's surface lying between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

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Torrid Zone

The Torrid Zone of the Earth is not free from moisture; it has its rains, for it has its upper colder atmosphere.

From The Plurality of Worlds by Edward Hitchcock

So any sailors would of course be boiled alive as soon as they got near to the Torrid Zone.

From Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. by C. Raymond Beazley

It was in the Torrid Zone, where travelling by day is oft a very torture, especially over a plain such as that they were crossing.

From The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

Tropical, being within the tropics, that is, in the Torrid Zone.

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

Agriculture stands at a low ebb; but the abundant rains and the rich soil produce very large harvests of rice, the principal crop, and all the productions of the Torrid Zone thrive.

From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by A. B. Shute