tropics
IPA: trˈɑpɪks
noun
- (geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.
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Examples of "tropics" in Sentences
- It is commonly cultivated in the tropics in the country.
- In areas of the tropics and subtropics, the wet season occurs during the summer.
- One of the problems with living on the coast in the tropics is the terrible heat in the summer time (someone mentioned that about Mérida).