What does 赤道 mean?
赤道 is a Japanese noun meaning “equator” in English. It is written as 赤道 in kanji, せきどう in hiragana, and sekidou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。
The ship will cross the equator tonight.