torrid zone

English Thesaurus

1. the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	climatic zone,
definition	:	any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude (noun.location)

derivation	:	tropic, tropical,
definition	:	relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator) (adj.all)

derivation	:	tropic, tropical,
definition	:	relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator) (adj.all)