Pacific Ocean

noun

an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 square miles (181,300,000 square kilometers); greatest known depth, 35,433 feet (10,800 meters).

Origin of Pacific Ocean

First recorded in 1560–70

Words nearby Pacific Ocean

Pacific Grove, Pacific Islands, Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the, Pacific Northwest, pacifico, Pacific Ocean, Pacific oyster, Pacific Plate, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rose, Pacific salmon

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British Dictionary definitions for Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

noun

the world's largest and deepest ocean, lying between Asia and Australia and North and South America: almost landlocked in the north, linked with the Arctic Ocean only by the Bering Strait, and extending to Antarctica in the south; has exceptionally deep trenches, and a large number of volcanic and coral islands. Area: about 165 760 000 sq km (64 000 000 sq miles). Average depth: 4215 m (14 050 ft). Greatest depth: Challenger Deep (in the Marianas Trench), 11 033 m (37 073 ft). Greatest width: (between Panama and Mindanao, Philippines) 17 066 km (10 600 miles)

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Cultural definitions for Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

The largest ocean in the world, separating Asia and Australia on the west from North America and South America on the east.

单词	pacific ocean
释义	Pacific Ocean noun an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 square miles (181,300,000 square kilometers); greatest known depth, 35,433 feet (10,800 meters). Origin of Pacific Ocean First recorded in 1560–70 Words nearby Pacific Ocean Pacific Grove, Pacific Islands, Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the, Pacific Northwest, pacifico, Pacific Ocean, Pacific oyster, Pacific Plate, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rose, Pacific salmon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean noun the world's largest and deepest ocean, lying between Asia and Australia and North and South America: almost landlocked in the north, linked with the Arctic Ocean only by the Bering Strait, and extending to Antarctica in the south; has exceptionally deep trenches, and a large number of volcanic and coral islands. Area: about 165 760 000 sq km (64 000 000 sq miles). Average depth: 4215 m (14 050 ft). Greatest depth: Challenger Deep (in the Marianas Trench), 11 033 m (37 073 ft). Greatest width: (between Panama and Mindanao, Philippines) 17 066 km (10 600 miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean The largest ocean in the world, separating Asia and Australia on the west from North America and South America on the east. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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