Definition of South-polar

1. Adjective. At or near the south pole.

Exact synonyms: Antarctic
Similar to: Polar
Derivative terms: Antarctic, South Pole

Lexicographical Neighbors of South-polar

soutane
soutanes
soutar
soutars
souteneurs
souter
souterly
souterrain
souterrains
souters
south
south-central
south-east
south-eastern
south-polar (current term)
south-pole
south-seeking pole
south-south-east
south-south-west
south-southeast
south-southwest
south-west
south-western
south Australia
south africa
south american blastomycosis
south by east
south by west
south celestial pole

Literary usage of South-polar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1904)
"... aims to give as much and make as little as possible. This, at least, seems to be Glasgow's experience. THE SWEDISH SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITION. DR. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"SOUTH POLAR REGION. The south polar region, unlike the northern region, is almost covered by the ocean, the only extensive land being far to ..."

3. Popular Astronomy by Carleton College Goodsell Observatory (1895)
"I have collected my measures of the diameter of the south polar cap of Mars made ... SOUTH POLAR CAP, 1894. Necessarily the measures, made day after day, ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"SOUTH POLAR REGION. The south polar region, unlike the northern region, is almost covered by the ocean, the only extensive land being far to the ..."

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