e ‧ qua ‧ tor BrE AmE , Equator /ɪˈkweɪtə $ -ər/ noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: aequator 'equalizer' , from Latin aequare ( ⇨ ↑ equate ); because day and night are equal at the equator ]
the equator an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth that is exactly the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
on/at/near the equator
a small village near the equator