Celebes Sea

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Pacific Ocean, N of Sulawesi and S of the Philippines.

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Celebes Sea British  

noun

1. the part of the Pacific Ocean between Sulawesi, Borneo, and Mindanao

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Example Sentences

“This is not sexist,” said Rear Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, who came up with the idea of the unit in 2018 after leading anti-piracy operations in the Celebes Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The men had set off on 21 December with other fishermen aboard a purse seiner from General Santos, a southern Philippine port facing the Celebes Sea.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2017

Pleasure boats headed toward Bali from Hong Kong and Thailand are warned to stay away from the Celebes Sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

The climate is healthy, and with the frequent delightful breezes wafted across the Celebes Sea is not at all oppressive for a tropical region, and is cooler than Manila, which is 425 miles north.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

To the west of Mindanao was the Sulu Sea, with the Celebes Sea to the south.

From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)