horse latitudes

短语

n. （北大西洋的）无风带

词形变化

only 复数

别名

horse-latitudes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The warm, subtropical bands which encircle the globe between approximately 30 and 35 degrees both north and south of the Equator, characterized by high atmospheric pressure and dry variable winds ranging from calm to light.

    非正式 仅复数 气象
  2. 2.

    A condition of relative inactivity, calm, or lethargy.

    比喻 仅复数

词源

Various theories; probably from a sailors' ritual of parading a straw-stuffed effigy of a horse around the deck before throwing it overboard.

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