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antarctic

[ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik] / æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk /






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I felt an antarctic chill travel through my entire body, mixed with tears and a myriad of indescribable emotions.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2020

“But sometimes the antarctic eyes glance down” unrolls with such rhythmic authority that it stops you wondering whether arctic eyes would be any different.

From The Guardian Sep. 26, 2020

In 1950, giant kelp stretched over 9 million square meters in a thick band along Tasmania’s coast, said Cayne Layton, a research fellow at the marine and antarctic institute.

From Washington Post Dec. 26, 2019

“England is in the gallery, the tropics in the upper circle, Australia on the dress circle and the antarctic in the pit,” he wrote.

From The New Yorker Jun. 24, 2019

These unfavourable circumstances, at so advanced a season of the year, discouraged Captain Cook from putting into execution a resolution he had formed, of once more crossing the antarctic circle.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew




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