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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. 1
    • : toward the equator: a ship sailing equatorward.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 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.