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A girdle; a cincture. |
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One of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to
latitude and temperature. |
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The portion of the surface of a sphere included between two
parallel planes; the portion of a surface of revolution included
between two planes perpendicular to the axis. |
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A band or stripe extending around a body. |
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A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a zone of
evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the
ocean around an island or a continent; the Alpine zone, that part of
mountains which is above the limit of tree growth. |
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A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections. |
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Circuit; circumference. |
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To girdle; to encircle. |
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