Meaning of longitude | Babel Free

Definitions

1. length
2. Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
   countable, uncountable
3. Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
   countable, uncountable
4. Length.
   archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.”

“His shoulders are remarkably sloping, giving an appearance of great longitude to his neck.”

“The floor consists of a corrugated steel section attached by welding to the body longitudes and cross members.”

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