equator

Example Sentences

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High temperatures are nothing new in the west African nation, perched just above the equator.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"Instead of even spreading, these slow-moving impacts would create a deposit rather than a crater. And they are centered on the equator as predicted from modeling material spun off the primary."

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Notice that this map stretches things out vertically near the equator and horizontally near the poles.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

These are determined by Earth's tilt and the sun's position over the equator.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

He had a stomach so big that his thin black belt reminded me of the equator circling the globe.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls