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Noun Concept
Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Atmospheric dynamics, Tropical meteorology, Nautical terms, Articles with short description
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doldrums  Intertropical Convergence Zone  Belt of calms  Doldrum  Equatorial belt of calms
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A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific WordNet 3.0
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A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The Intertropical Convergence Zone, known by sailors as the doldrums or the calms because of its monotonous windless weather, is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. Wikipedia
Meteorological phenomenon Wikidata
Region near the equator characterized by low pressure and light shifting winds. OmegaWiki
Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common. Wiktionary
Part of the ocean near the equator. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
wind
region
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The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Near-equatorial trough
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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doldrums
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Intertropical Convergence Zone
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Doldrums, Intertropical Convergence Zone
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doldrums
OmegaWiki
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doldrums, Intertropical Convergence Zone
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Belt of Calms, Belt of calms, Doldrum, doldrums, Equatorial belt of calms, Equatorial calms, InCoZo, Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, Intertropical convergence zone, ITCZ, near-equatorial trough, the doldrums, The Intertropical Convergence Zone

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