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noun

longitude

the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

In a sentence

Six example sentences with longitude, each labelled with its topic.

  • Crossing the Pacific we gained a day, since the date line follows one longitude with a few political wiggles.

    Travel

  • Sailors could fix latitude with a noon sighting, but longitude waited for a clock that kept time at sea.

    Science

  • The app stores each photo's latitude and longitude so you can later map exactly where the shot happened.

    Technology

  • Parliament offered a prize for a way to find longitude at sea, and a clockmaker named Harrison eventually claimed it.

    History

  • The tagged whale swam across forty degrees of longitude in a single season, from the Azores to the Caribbean.

    Environment

  • The flight simulator shows your longitude in the corner, and crossing the meridian at Greenwich unlocks a small badge.

    Gaming

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