Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

international date line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-na-tion-al -date -line
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An imaginary line on the Earth's surface at 180° longitude, mostly through the Pacific Ocean, to the east of which the calendar date is one day earlier than to the west.

Example Sentences

"After 119 years to the east of the International Date Line, they are shifting to the west so they can be on the same calendar day as their main economic partners, Australia and New Zealand."

Synonyms

Date Line

Questions

What does international date line mean?: An imaginary line on the Earth's surface at 180° longitude, mostly through the Pacific Ocean, to the east of which the calendar date is one day earlier than to the west.

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