释义 |
line of latitude in British English (laɪn əv ˈlætɪˌtjuːd) nounan imaginary line on a globe, map, etc, indicating latitude Examples of 'line of latitude' in a sentenceline of latitude The only line of latitude which is a Great Circle is the equator.The team has come up with an ambitious plan to circumnavigate the world along a single line of latitude, 50 degrees north.This line of latitude, however, is not mentioned until the final pages, where it is good for a shiver down the spine but little more.They devised a grid, the ultimate symbol of security: lines of latitude running east to west, and longitude north to south. |