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TORRID ZONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Torrid Zone mean?
• TORRID ZONE (noun)
The noun TORRID ZONE has 1 sense:
1. the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
Familiarity information: TORRID ZONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Torrid Zone; tropical zone; tropics
Instance hypernyms:
climatic zone (any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude)
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