HyperDic: polar_circle

English > 1 sense of the expression polar circle:
NOUNlocationpolar circlea line of latitude at the north or south poles
English > polar circle: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA line of latitude at the north or south poles.
InstancesAntarctic CircleA line of latitude north of the south pole
Arctic CircleA line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole
Broaderlatitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallelAn imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Spanishcículo polar, círculo polar
Catalancercle polar

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