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horse latitudes

Syllabification: (horse lat·i·tudes)
Definition of horse latitudes

noun

  • a belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the trade winds and the westerlies.

Origin:

late 18th century: of uncertain origin

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