equatorward

or e·qua·tor·wards

[ ih-kwey-ter-werd ]

adverb
  1. toward the equator: a ship sailing equatorward.

adjective
  1. facing or tending toward the equator.

Origin of equatorward

1
First recorded in 1870–75; equator + -ward

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