cross the equator

  • 1cross the line — verb a) To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea. I can tolerate a lot, but they really crossed the line when they broke the window. b) To overstep a boundary, rule, or li …

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  • 2To cross the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 3Confederation of the Equator — The Brazilian Army fighting the Confederate troops in Recife, 1824 …

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  • 4The Last Grain Race — is a 1956 book by Eric Newby, a travel writer, about his time spent on the Moshulu s last voyage in the Australian grain trade. Background to the book In 1938 Eric Newby, at the age of eighteen, signed on as an apprentice of the four masted… …

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  • 5Equator — For other uses, see Equator (disambiguation). 0° Equator …

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  • 6equator — noun VERB + EQUATOR ▪ cross ▪ straddle PREPOSITION ▪ around the equator ▪ Rainforests occur around the equator …

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  • 7cross — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mark made by drawing one line across another VERB + CROSS ▪ draw, put ▪ I ve put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is. 2 Christian symbol ADJECTIVE ▪ gold …

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  • 8equator ecliptic horizon — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… …

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  • 9On the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 10Ship of the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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