noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
- The ship's latitude and longitude were logged every hour.
- Far from the center of Shang civilization, Wu-ch'eng is located well south of the Yangtze at approximately the same latitude as Ch'ang-sha in the west and Wen-chou in the east.
— Ralph D. Sawyer, Ancient Chinese Warfare (2011)
- Cities at a high latitude have very long days in summer.
- Sailors once worked out their latitude by measuring the height of the sun.
noun Freedom to act or decide as one chooses; scope.
- His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.
- The manager gave her a lot of latitude in how she ran the project.
- Teachers need some latitude to adapt lessons to the needs of their class.
- The judge allowed the lawyers considerable latitude when questioning the witness.
