a
reference to the International Dateline, an arbitrarily
set, imaginary
line drawn
north to
south on the Earth's surface through the Pacific Ocean, which by international
agreement is the
point where travelers
change dates. The date just
west of the
line is one
day later than the date just east of the
line; hence, when it is Sunday on the east side, it is Monday on the
west. When one travels across this
line, he either adds a
day to his
calendar or subtracts a
day.
also called dateline, an imaginary
line drawn
north and
south through the Pacific Ocean, largely along the 180th meridian at this
line, by international
agreement, each
calendar day begins at midnight, so that when it is Monday just
west of the
line, it is Sunday just east of it. It goes from
pole to
pole, from a Sunday-Monday
line straight around to the SundayMonday
line.
-Sec Checks in Processing (12 Dec. 61) also called dateline, an imaginary
line drawn
north and
south through the Pacific Ocean, largely along the 180th meridian at this
line, by international
agreement, each
calendar day begins at midnight, so that when it is Monday just
west of the
line, it is Sunday just east of it.