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词汇 line of longitude
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Definition of line of longitude in English:

line of longitude

noun

  • A notional semicircle of constant longitude on the earth's surface, running from one terrestrial pole to the other; a meridian.

    the ship and the storm were both now on the same line of longitude
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The prime meridian is the line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England.
    • Surveys were flown along lines of longitude and were therefore generally oriented perpendicular to the coast.
    • Altogether there are 180 lines of longitude around the Earth, spaced out approximately every 70 miles around the equator.
    • The official finishing line will be the line of longitude running through the Bishop Rock lighthouse.
    • Prior to the lines of longitude being defined, thousands of sailors were lost at sea as soon as land was out of sight.
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