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INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
Synonyms:
date line; dateline; International Date Line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
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)