OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18251

longitude

/ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
longitud
Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attent…
longitud
Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
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