equator
Example Sentences
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Kourou's position close to the equator on the South American continent has some launch advantages, but European-built rockets must be shipped thousands of kilometres then reassembled, adding to logistical challenges.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
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
Researchers from Rice University used a climate model modified for Mars to explore whether lakes could have survived in places such as Gale Crater near the planet's equator.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
Notice that this map stretches things out vertically near the equator and horizontally near the poles.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
A row of spindly legs extended from its equator.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
