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Equator

/ɪˈkweɪtər/
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(noun) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.

That ship crossed the equator yesterday.
The capital of the state is right on the equator.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is the ____.

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