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SOUTH-POLAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does south-polar mean?
• SOUTH-POLAR (adjective)
The adjective SOUTH-POLAR has 1 sense:
1. at or near the south pole
Familiarity information: SOUTH-POLAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
At or near the south pole
Synonyms:
Antarctic; south-polar
Similar:
polar (of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)
Derivation:
South Pole (the southernmost point of the Earth's axis)
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