Pacific Ocean
English
Etymology
cf. Pacific. Portuguese explorer Magellan called the ocean pacífico (“peaceful”) (in c. 1519) because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters[1].
Proper noun
Pacific Ocean
- (geography) The world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.
Synonyms
- the Pacific
Translations
the world's largest body of water
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See also
- (oceans) ocean; Antarctic Ocean/Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, (Category: en:Oceans)
References
- Pacific Ocean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- Pacific Ocean at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Pacific Ocean”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary