Synonyms for Equator
ɪˈkweɪ tərequa·tor

Princeton's WordNet

1. equatornoun

   an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles

   "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"

2. equatornoun

   a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

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1. • Circle
   • Great Circle

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1. equatornoun

   Synonyms:
   equinoctial, equinoctial line, celestial equator

2. equatornoun

   Synonyms:
   terrestrial equator

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1. List of paraphrases for "equator":

   ecuador, equatorial, équateur, equador

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1. Mark Twain:

   There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate when he can't afford it, and when he can. - from Following the Equator

2. Bob Henson:

   They're located in the belt basically between the equator and the subtropics. You might consider it the bowling alley for typhoons moving across the Pacific, it's considered to be the most vulnerable large nation on earth for tropical cyclones.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The sea, washing the equator and the poles, offers its perilous aid, and the power and empire that follow it... Beware of me, it says, but if you can hold me, I am the key to all the lands.

4. Kristen Miller:

   No primate relative has ever been found at such extreme latitudes, they’re more usually found around the equator in tropical regions. I was able to do a phylogenetic analysis, which helped me understand how the fossils from Ellesmere Island are related to species found in midlatitudes of North America.

5. Lindsay Zanno:

   Around the equator at that time, we don't yet have dinosaurs showing up in this ecosystem.