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Definition the international date line in British English

the international date line noun

[singular] noun
1

an imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean going from north to south that divides the world into two parts so that the date in the eastern half is one day earlier than the date in the western half. The international date line is often simply called the date line.

Definition the international date line in British English