Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The Arctic Circle.
- n. The Antarctic Circle.
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- n. Any of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a line of latitude at the north or south poles
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Examples
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Between the polar circle and the tropic, the cetaceous animals of the ocean grow to the length of 50, 80, or 100 feet, (Hist. des Voyages, tom.xv. p. 289.
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