While the date line generally runs north to south from pole to pole, it zigzags around political borders such as eastern Russia and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
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Zigzags
Synonyms for "zigzags" (16 found)
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13 entriescrisscross patterndata zigzagginglateral weavingsawtooth linestepwise lineswitchback movementtrend zigzaggingzigzag borderzigzag motionzigzag pathzigzag routezigzag trimzigzagging movement
Collocations
7 entrieszigzag designzigzag linezigzag motionzigzag pathzigzag patternzigzag routezigzag trajectory
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
All the ships shortened sail, and there was fear and trembling on every side, but she sat quietly on her floating iceberg watching the blue lightning flash in zigzags down on to the shining sea.
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There are so many colorful fish in the ocean; blue and orange and purple and green, with stripes and zigzags and dots.
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