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    equator
    e‧qua‧tor , Equator /ɪˈkweɪtə $ -ər/ noun
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Medieval Latin
     Origin: aequator 'equalizer', from Latin aequare ( ⇨ equate); because day and night are equal at the equator
    the equator an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth that is exactly the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
        on/at/near the equator
        a small village near the equator