meaning of antarctic
1. Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23¡ 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
2. the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
Related Words
antarctic | antarctic circle | antarctic continent | antarctic ocean | antarctic peninsula | antarctic zone | antarctica |
