Pacific
See also: pacific, pacífic, and Pacífic
English
Etymology
From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn.
Proper noun
the Pacific
- The Pacific Ocean.
Derived terms
- trans-Pacific
- transpacific
Noun
Pacific (plural Pacifics)
- (rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.
Adjective
Pacific (not comparable)
- Related to the Pacific Ocean.
Derived terms
Terms derived from Pacific (adjective)
- Pacific blackchin
- Pacific County
- Pacific Daylight Time
- Pacific diver
- Pacific herring
- Pacific Islander
- Pacific Islands
- Pacific loon
- Pacific Northwest
- Pacific Rim
- Pacific silver fir
- Pacific Standard Time