There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
IMPALEMENT
impalement
(noun) the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
impalement (countable and uncountable, plural impalements)
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
An enclosed space.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pale"ment, n.
1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. Byron.
2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. H. Brooke.
3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton.
4. (Her.)
Definition: The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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