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

He says, he has known a whole Boat’s Crew seized next Morning with bad Fevers by sleeping near the Mangroves, with which the Sides of the Rivers are frequently planted in the Torrid Zone.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald

In any case, too, it must have a long summer trip; for one cannot go from New Zealand to Europe without crossing the Torrid Zone.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello

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

"What about some of the poor animals who are used to the Torrid Zone?" replied Capt.

From The Cruise of the Noah's Ark by Cory, David

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