Torrid Zone
noun
the part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
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British Dictionary definitions for torrid zone
Torrid Zone
noun
rare that part of the earth's surface lying between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
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Science definitions for torrid zone
Torrid Zone
See tropic.
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