| NOUN | location | prime meridian | meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England) |
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| Meaning | meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England). | |
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| Instances | Greenwich Meridian | The meridian passing through Greenwich |
| Broader | meridian, line of longitude | An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator |
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