赤道 (Sekidou) is a Japanese noun meaning “equator, (celestial) equator”.
Meanings
- nounequator
- noun(celestial) equator
Examples
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。
The ship will cross the equator tonight.
その船は昨日赤道を越えた。
That ship crossed the equator yesterday.
その国の首都は赤道下にある。
The capital of the state is right on the equator.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).