tropics

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of tropic
2. (plural, plural-only)The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

   “The day was ending; night comes on very quickly in the tropics, and as yet there was no moon visible.”

   “‘In the tropics one must before everything keep calm.’...He lifted a warning forefinger...‘Du calme, du calme.’”

3. (form-of, plural)plural of Tropic