the international date line
- the international date line
- UK / US
noun singular]
an imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean going from north to south that divides the world into two parts so that the date in the eastern half is one day earlier than the date in the western half. The international date line is often simply called the date line.
English dictionary.
2014.
Look at other dictionaries:
International Date Line — Date line redirects here. For other uses, see Dateline (disambiguation). The International Date Line around 180° The International Date Line (IDL) is a generally north south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle… … Wikipedia
International Date Line — Date line Date line The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by international or general agreement as a boundary on one side of which the same day shall have a different name and date in the calendar from its name and date on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
international date line — The line coinciding approximately with the anti meridian of Greenwich, modified to avoid certain habitable land. In crossing this line there is a date change of one day. Also called date line … Military dictionary
international date line — noun Date: circa 1909 an arbitrary line approximately along the 180th meridian designated as the place where each calendar day begins … New Collegiate Dictionary
Date line — The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by international or general agreement as a boundary on one side of which the same day shall have a different name and date in the calendar from its name and date on the other side. Also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Thin Red Line (1998 film) — Infobox Film name = Thin Red Line image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = Terrence Malick producer = Robert Michael Geisler Grant Hill John Roberdeau writer = Screenplay: Terrence Malick Novel: James Jones narrator = starring = Sean… … Wikipedia
The (International) Noise Conspiracy — Infobox musical artist Name = The (International) Noise Conspiracy |330px Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|Sweden Sweden Genre = Punk rock Garage rock Years active = 1998 ndash;present Label = G7 Welcoming… … Wikipedia
Line-crossing ceremony — U.S. Sailors and Marines participate in a line crossing ceremony aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship passes the Equator May 16, 2008. It has been a long naval tradition to initiate pollywogs, sailors who have never crossed the Equator,… … Wikipedia
The Amazing Race 7 — Infobox Television Amazing Race show name = The Amazing Race 7 caption = The Amazing Race logo first aired = 2005 03 01 last aired = 2005 05 10 filming started = 2004 11 20 filming ended = 2004 12 19 num episodes = 11 (12 including recap)… … Wikipedia
The Island of the Day Before — infobox Book | name = The Island of the Day Before title orig = L’isola del giorno prima translator = William Weaver author = Umberto Eco cover artist = country = Italy language = Italian series = genre = Novel publisher = Secker Warburg (UK)… … Wikipedia
Role of the international community in the Rwandan Genocide — This article details the role of the international community in the Rwandan Genocide.BelgiumBelgium was the last colonial power in Rwanda, and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda was initially mostly composed of Belgian soldiers,… … Wikipedia