Torrid Zone

American  

noun

1. the part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

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Torrid Zone British  

noun

1. rare that part of the earth's surface lying between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

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Example Sentences

It was in the Torrid Zone, where travelling by day is oft a very torture, especially over a plain such as that they were crossing.

From The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

So any sailors would of course be boiled alive as soon as they got near to the Torrid Zone.

From Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. by Beazley, C. Raymond

The temperature must be kept as warm there as in the Torrid Zone.

From Where We Live A Home Geography by Jacobs, Emilie Van Beil

"What about some of the poor animals who are used to the Torrid Zone?" replied Capt.

From The Cruise of the Noah's Ark by Cory, David

With the setting of the sun a thick mist arose--one of those humid tropical mists that are responsible for malaria and other zymotic diseases peculiar to the Torrid Zone.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)