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North Sea

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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
“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

North Sea

  1. Arm of the Atlantic Ocean northwest of central Europe .
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Notes

Oil was discovered under the sea floor in 1970.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of North Sea1

Firsr recorded before 1000
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A chilly breeze blowing from the North Sea will mean cooler conditions for some eastern coasts.

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