line of latitude

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Circle of latitude
A circle of latitude on the Earth is an imaginary east-west circle connecting all locations (ignoring elevation) with a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude.

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line of latitude

Noun
1. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
(synonym) latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) polar circle