- torrid zone
- noun Usage: often capitalized T&Z Date: 1586 the region of the earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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torrid zone
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Torrid zone — Torrid Tor rid, a. [L. torridus, fr. torrere to parch, to burn, akin to E. Thist: cf. F. torride. See {Thirst}.] 1. Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert. Barca or Cyrene s torrid soil. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Violenty hot;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torrid Zone — the area of the earth s surface between the Tropic of Cancer & the Tropic of Capricorn, divided by the equator … English World dictionary
Torrid Zone — noun the part of the Earth s surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate • Syn: ↑tropical zone, ↑tropics • Derivationally related forms: ↑tropic (for: ↑tropics) • … Useful english dictionary
Torrid Zone — Infobox Film name = Torrid Zone image size = caption = director = William Keighley producer = William Cagney (uncredited) writer = Richard Macauley Jerry Wald narrator = starring = James Cagney Ann Sheridan Pat O Brien music = cinematography =… … Wikipedia
Torrid Zone — Synonyms and related words: Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, climate, clime, equator, furnace, hell, horse latitudes, inferno, latitude, longitude, longitude in arc,… … Moby Thesaurus
Torrid Zone — the part of the earth s surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. See diag. under zone. * * * … Universalium
Torrid Zone — Tor′rid Zone n. geo the part of the earth between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, characterized by a climate that is hot year round … From formal English to slang
torrid zone — noun The region, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterised by a hot and humid climate; the tropics … Wiktionary
torrid zone — noun the hot central belt of the earth bounded by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn … English new terms dictionary
Torrid Zone — /ˈtɒrəd zoʊn / (say toruhd zohn) noun the part of the earth s surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn …
