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tropic 1. either of the parallel lines of latitude at about 23½°N (tropic of Cancer) and 23½°S (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator 2. the tropics that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone 3. Astronomy either of the two parallel circles on the celestial sphere having the same latitudes and names as the corresponding lines on the earth How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Succeeding years, too wild for song, Then rolled like tropic storms along, Where, through the garish lights that fly Dying along the troubled sky, Lay bare, through vistas thunder-riven, The blackness of the general Heaven, That very blackness yet doth Ring Light on the lightning's silver wing. In the complexion of a third still lingers a tropic tawn, but slightly bleached withal; he doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore. The sun was setting, and the promise was for a clear tropic night. |
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