equator

Example Sentences

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The site's position close to the equator was more suitable for some missions than the Russian-operated spaceport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Doing so leaves the equator unmoved while the further each region is from the equator the more it gets stretched out.

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

In the High North, satellites orbiting the equator can often be obscured by the curvature of the Earth, meaning fewer visible satellites than elsewhere on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

And, as if the jet lag wasn’t disorienting enough, in crossing the equator he’d gone from winter to summer.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti