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Java Trench

[ jah-vuh trench ]

noun

  1. an oceanic trench in the Indian Ocean south of Java, Indonesia, with a maximum depth of 23,580 feet (7,187 meters), the deepest known place in the Indian Ocean: part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Java Trench1

First recorded in 1900–05

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