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North Sea
noun
- an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 square miles (520,600 square kilometers); greatest depth, 1,998 feet (610 meters).
North Sea
noun
- an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the N European mainland. Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles) Former nameGerman Ocean
North Sea
- Arm of the Atlantic Ocean northwest of central Europe .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of North Sea1
Example Sentences
Researchers found distinctive scratch marks left by the drifting icebergs as they gouged deep tracks into the North Sea floor more than 18,000 years ago.
The company grew from the North Sea oil boom to become a global engineering contractor, operating in dozens of countries, with tens of thousands of workers.
The owners of a container ship have filed a legal claim against the owners of a tanker that it struck in a crash in the North Sea.
An oil tanker and cargo ship that crashed in the North Sea did not have "dedicated lookouts" in what were "patchy conditions", an interim report has found.
A chilly breeze blowing from the North Sea will mean cooler conditions for some eastern coasts.
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