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Noun: line of longitude
  1. An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
    "all points on the same line of longitude have the same longitude";
    - meridian

Derived forms: lines of longitude

Type of: great circle

Encyclopedia: Line of longitude

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