meridian
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The route from New York to Istanbul to Santiago would have tacked on two unnecessary crossings of the prime meridian.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Since early September, they had logged nearly 12,000 miles aboard the Offshore Surveyor, crisscrossing the equator near the 180th meridian.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024
He disappeared behind the weeds covering the steep embankment of the meridian.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023
The line, which for centuries has fallen roughly along the 100th meridian, has moved east by about 140 miles since the late 1800s.
From Scientific American • May 11, 2023
In the very meridian of the night’s enjoyment, about an hour after tea, a rap was heard at the door.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing meridian
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Christopher Columbus' Diary: The First Voyage
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Human Geography - Middle School
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