Java Sea

American  

noun

1. a sea between Java and Borneo.

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Example Sentences

After Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 189 people on board, Girardi and Lira’s lawsuit held Boeing accountable for the 737 Max’s faulty design and the company’s failure to properly disclose problems with the aircraft’s automated flight-control system.

From Los Angeles Times

In October 2018, all 189 people on a Lion Air flight died after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after take-off from Jakarta, Indonesia.

From BBC

Five months before that, a 737 Max operated by Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta, Indonesia.

From BBC

And so in 2019, the country’s president announced a bold plan to carve a new capital out of the rainforest 800 miles away across the Java Sea.

From Los Angeles Times

All 189 people on the flight died after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after take-off from Jakarta, Indonesia.

From BBC