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单词 horse latitudes
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Definition of horse latitudes in English:

horse latitudes

plural noun
  • A belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the trade winds and the westerlies.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of course, with subscription and newsstand sales both stuck in the horse latitudes, the temptation to ‘manage’ circulation remains great.
    • Anyone publishing it should be shanghaied aboard a hell-ship and flogged through the horse latitudes.
    • He comes up with a nice line in bumptious hyperbole in tribute to the acres of print spilled during our recent, prolonged spell in the horse latitudes of politics.
    • If you're bound for the horse latitudes, L.L. Bean's Roll-Up Panama Hat sheds water and is as airy as a Bermuda veranda.
    • Here are our lovingly researched, adrenaline-and rum-spiked reasons to love the horse latitudes.

Origin

Late 18th century: origin uncertain; perhaps from the fact that becalmed sailing ships on long journeys were said to have thrown horses overboard to conserve water for the crew.

 
 

Definition of horse latitudes in US English:

horse latitudes

plural nounhôrs ˈladəˌt(y)o͞odz
  • A belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the trade winds and the westerlies.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anyone publishing it should be shanghaied aboard a hell-ship and flogged through the horse latitudes.
    • He comes up with a nice line in bumptious hyperbole in tribute to the acres of print spilled during our recent, prolonged spell in the horse latitudes of politics.
    • Of course, with subscription and newsstand sales both stuck in the horse latitudes, the temptation to ‘manage’ circulation remains great.
    • Here are our lovingly researched, adrenaline-and rum-spiked reasons to love the horse latitudes.
    • If you're bound for the horse latitudes, L.L. Bean's Roll-Up Panama Hat sheds water and is as airy as a Bermuda veranda.

Origin

Late 18th century: origin uncertain; perhaps from the fact that becalmed sailing ships on long journeys were said to have thrown horses overboard to conserve water for the crew.

 
 
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