POLAR ZONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polar zone mean? 

• POLAR ZONE (noun)
  The noun POLAR ZONE has 1 sense:

1. the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate

  Familiarity information: POLAR ZONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLAR ZONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Frigid Zone; polar region; polar zone

Hypernyms ("polar zone" is a kind of...):

climatic zone (any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude)

Instance hyponyms:

Antarctic; Antarctic Zone; South Frigid Zone (the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters)

Arctic; Arctic Zone; North Frigid Zone (the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole)