the forty-ninth parallel
noun/ðə ˌfɔːti naɪnθ ˈpærəlel/
/ðə ˌfɔːrti naɪnθ ˈpærəlel/
- the line on a map that is 49° north of the equator, thought of as forming the border between western Canada and the US
- Most of these companies also operate above the forty-ninth parallel.
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