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arctic of or relating to the Arctic Arctic 1. the. Also called: Arctic Zone. the regions north of the Arctic Circle 2. of or relating to the regions north of the Arctic Circle Arctic area of constant cold. [Geography: WB, A:600] See : Coldness
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The Mayor and Corporation of the town are giving a grand ball, in celebration of the departure of an Arctic expedition from their port. Notwithstanding the little iron stove, the ink froze on the swing- table in the cabin, and I found it more convenient to go ashore stumbling over the arctic waste-land and shivering in glazed tramcars in order to write my evening letter to my owners in a gorgeous cafe in the centre of the town. --it is all that saved him from exploding--and my dreams of an Honorary Fellowship, gold medals, and a niche in the Hall of Fame faded into the thin, cold air of his arctic atmosphere. |
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