roaring forties


plural noun
  1. either of two areas in the ocean between 40° and 50° N or S latitude, noted for high winds and rough seas.

Origin of roaring forties

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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British Dictionary definitions for Roaring Forties

Roaring Forties

pl n
  1. the Roaring Forties nautical the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds

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