NOUN | location | polar circle | a line of latitude at the north or south poles |
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Meaning | A line of latitude at the north or south poles. | |
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Instances | Antarctic Circle | A line of latitude north of the south pole |
Arctic Circle | A line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole | |
Broader | latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel | An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator |
Spanish | cículo polar, círculo polar | |
Catalan | cercle polar |
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