meridian

Example Sentences

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The school board said it chose Meridian to represent the school’s international perspective; a meridian is a global line of longitude that runs through both poles.

From Washington Times

For more than a century scientists have looked at a divide - at the 100th meridian - that splits the country with dry and brown conditions to the west and wet and green ones to the east.

From Washington Times

For more than a century scientists have looked at a divide — at the 100th meridian — that splits the country with dry and brown conditions to the west and wet and green ones to the east.

From Seattle Times

The act previously included a limitation on how much land the Forest Service could acquire west of the 100th meridian — no more than 15%.

From Fox News

In 2013, another surgery caused loss of feeling in Ms. Lorenz’s left arm, with the exception of her thumb and the left meridian leading up to her neck.

From New York Times