line of longitude

They were to follow the line of longitude at 12 west.

I put in the lines of longitude and latitude,' said the master.

The intention was to follow the 30 degree east line of longitude, which would cover the most land.

After about two weeks, long cracks had developed in the egg, lines of longitude.

"Well, on a map it would look like I'm following lines of longitude.

Using this implement the figure then proceeds to walk directly north along the 0 00 line of longitude.

The east and west limits are usually not parallel as they match Earth's lines of longitude.

But the logic was as straight as a line Of longitude.

The other two sides were each 150 miles 19ng, joining at a point close to the 125-degree line of longitude.

The lines of longitude on maps are in true North/South directions.

Greenwich Observatory was used to define the official time for the whole country, and the zero line of longitude.

All lines of longitude on maps are reckoned in two directions from Greenwich.

The blocks shown could be lines of longitude and latitude; their length is optional.

True north is a geographical direction represented on maps and globes by lines of longitude.

These features made it possible to calculate changes in the time as an aviator flew across lines of longitude.

All lines of longitude, or meridians, run in a north-south direction are the same length.

Meridians, as lines of longitude, are measured in degrees.

It's a mathematical fiction-exactly on a par with lines of longitude or latitude.

The borders of all zones were lines of longitude.

Most maps show the lines of longitude.

His projection involves straight lines of longitude and latitude forming a rectangular grid.

The fourth and seventh maps provided the key: the zero line of longitude to which all the other lines were referenced.

Starting from the pole the local vector is carried along the direction it points (a line of longitude) to the equator (A).

The other two, on the same opposing lines of longitude, were sited 47 degrees north of the equator.

On a globe, lines of longitude appear to be parallel at the equator, but they all meet at the poles.