e‧qua‧tor , Equator /ɪˈkweɪtə $ -ər/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: aequator 'equalizer', from Latin aequare ( ⇒ equate); because day and night are equal at the equator]
the equator an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth that is exactly the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
on/at/near the equator
a small village near the equator

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equator
noun
VERB + EQUATOR cross
PREP. around the ~ Rainforests occur around the equator.
at the ~ The sun heats the sea more at the equator than at the poles.
close to/near the ~ in an area near the equator
on the ~ The lake lies exactly on the equator.
PHRASES north/south of the equator The island is just 80 miles north of the equator.

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