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International Date Line is a noun.
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WHAT DOES INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

International Date Line

The International Date Line is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates one calendar day from the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° longitude but it deviates to pass around some territories and island groups. The IDL is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian is used to define Universal Time and is the meridian from which all other time zones are calculated. Time zones to the east of the Prime Meridian are in advance of UTC; time zones to the west are behind UTC. The IDL is the line between those highest and those lowest time zones. The IDL and the moving point of midnight separate the two calendar days that are current somewhere on Earth. However, during a two-hour period between 10:00 and 11:59 each day, three different calendar days are in use. This is because of daylight saving in the UTC+12 zone and the use of additional date-shifted time zones in areas east of the 180th meridian.

Definition of International Date Line in the English dictionary

The definition of International Date Line in the dictionary is the line approximately following the 180° meridian from Greenwich on the east side of which the date is one day earlier than on the west Also called: date line.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

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Synonyms and antonyms of International Date Line in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «International Date Line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

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The translations of International Date Line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «International Date Line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

国际日期变更线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Línea Internacional
570 millions of speakers

English

International Date Line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिनांक रेखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط التاريخ الدولي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Линия перемены дат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Linha Internacional de Data
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আন্তর্জাতিক তারিখ রেখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

International Date Ligne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Talian Tarikh Antarabangsa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Datumsgrenze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

国際日付け変更線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

날짜 변경선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

International Date Line
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đường đổi ngày quốc tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சர்வதேச தேதி வரிசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आंतरराष्ट्रीय तारीख रेखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uluslararası Tarih Çizgisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Internazionale Date Line
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Międzynarodowa linia zmiany daty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лінія зміни дат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Data Linie International
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Διεθνής γραμμή ημερομηνίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Internasionale Datumlyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Internationella datumlinjen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Internasjonale datolinjen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE»

The term «International Date Line» is regularly used and occupies the 59.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about International Date Line

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE»

Discover the use of International Date Line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to International Date Line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plotting the Globe: Stories of Meridians, Parallels, and the ...
How we came to measure time and distance due to the efforts of intrepid adventurers, scientists, and seafarers who shaped our picture of the world today.
Avraham Ariel, Nora Ariel Berger, 2006
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Physical Geography
The International Date Line On the opposite side of Earth from the prime meridian is the International Date Line. It is a line that generally follows the 180th meridian, except for jogs to separate Alaska and Siberia and to skirt some Pacific island ...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2008
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Sabbath Challenge, Sabbath Delight
Question 4: Has the International Date Line made Sabbath observance meaningless for those living in modern times? Answer: The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole that is, ...
David Bird, 2003
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Light and Dark: An exploration in science, nature, art and ...
In a simple and straightforward world, the International Date Line would be expected to coincide with a longitude of 180°, dividing into two the time zone that differs from Greenwich Mean Time by twelve hours. The position of the International ...
David Greene, 2002
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Longman Geography ICSE 9
International Date Line Halfway around the globe from the Prime Meridian there are 180 degrees longitudes to the east and another 180 degrees longitudes to the west. The longitude of 180° E and W is the same meridian. The time zone that  ...
Duggal, Duggal Gita
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The Rotarian
... Thursday as far as they were concerned, a lot of venerable brow-knitting took place, the puzzle was solved, and ultimately the International Date Line was born . The Line doesn't follow a straight Pole-to-Pole course along the 180th meridian.
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Selling Destinations
Because it stretches out their workday, many business travelers count on this. The International Date Line. A rather challenging bit of time zone figuring involves the international date line, a vertical zigzagging line that bisects the Pacific Ocean ...
Marc Mancini, 2008
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World Geography' 2007 Ed.
The creation of the International Date Line (IDL) eliminated problems on time. The International Date Line is the place where one calendar day ends and the next begins. The International Date Line is an imaginary line located at 180 degrees ...
C. Duka
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Eye on Japan
Because we crossed the International Date Line, we lost a day, and we also lost a night's sleep. Traveling across continents and oceans involves traveling distances, which we measure in miles, but it also involves traveling through time.
Carolyn Coil, 1994
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Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6
Å there are 24 times zones Ç solar time is measured in degrees ∏ Greenwich, England, is located at the prime meridian ́ Greenwich, England, is located at the International Date Line 4. Which group of phrases best describes the International ...
Ellen Linnihan, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE»

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Marshall Islands drags India to ICJ on nukes - The Tribune
The tiny island republic has a population of about 70,000 and is situated very close to the equator and the International Date Line. The island ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
2
What's the difference between hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones?
For example, if Hurricane Dominic crossed the International Date Line (180 degrees W Longitude) and moved into the Western Pacific, it would ... «wtkr.com, Jul 15»
3
2015 Hurricane Season Off to Record Start - The Weather Channel
Eight of the named storms have formed in the central and eastern north Pacific basins, an area defined as east of the International Date Line. alt. «The Weather Channel, Jul 15»
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UPSC Civil Services GK update - Physical Geography: The Earth …
This meridian is called as an International Date Line. If this line is crossed from Eastern side to the western side, we lose a whole day. Similarly ... «PaGaLGuY, Jul 15»
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We're Expecting You, El Niño, But You've Let Us Down Before - Wired
If enough of these bursts blow enough warm water from Southeast Asia across the International Date Line, they'll cause an unseasonably warm ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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Silversea launches World Cruise 2017 packages
Departing 6 January, 2017, the all-suite Silver Whisper will sail from San Francisco Bay for Hawaii and cross the International Date Line to the ... «Travel Daily Media, Jul 15»
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in it for the long haul
... at the kitchen table with a calculator in one hand and calendar in the other, willing the international date line to bend around baby's nap time. «The Australian, Jul 15»
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China wants to build a 200km-long undersea tunnel to America
This journey would take a day, as the international date line splits the islands, which are known as Tomorrow Island and Yesterday Isle. «The Register, Jul 15»
9
Central Pacific heat spawns record-breaking tropical storm
That's when ocean temperatures in the Central Pacific - specifically between 140o West longitude and the International Date Line - warm up ... «The Weather Network, Jul 15»
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Improving Weighing Performance During Typhoons
This region includes the South China Sea and territory north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. The Northwest Pacific Basin ... «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»

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