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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Example Sentences

Passing out of the Torrid Zone, the two steamers proceeded to the north, obtaining a long view of Formosa, and hearing a lecture about it.

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

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 Beazley, C. Raymond

Upon an island, all alone, They lived, in the Pacific; Somewhere within the Torrid Zone, Where heat is quite terrific.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

The people living in the Torrid Zone send to us Temperate Zone people many useful things that do not grow here.

From Where We Live A Home Geography by Jacobs, Emilie Van Beil

Some plants grow best in the Temperate Zones, while others live best in the Torrid Zone.

From Where We Live A Home Geography by Jacobs, Emilie Van Beil