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INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does International Date Line mean?
• INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE (noun)
The noun INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE has 1 sense:
1. an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
Familiarity information: INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
date line; dateline; International Date Line
Instance hypernyms:
line of longitude; meridian (an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator)
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