equatorward
/ih-kwey-ter-werd/US // ɪˈkweɪ tər wərd //
向赤道,向赤道方向,向赤道地区,赤道向
Definitions
adv.副词 adverb
- 1
- : toward the equator: a ship sailing equatorward.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : facing or tending toward the equator.
Examples
The rainy and dry seasons are most marked at the equatorward margins of the belt.
The winter rains which migrate equatorward are separated by the Sahara from the equatorial rains which migrate poleward.
The moisture would be precipitated on the equatorward slopes of the subtropical mountain ranges.
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