Arabian Sea

American  

noun

1. the NW arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia.

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Arabian Sea British  

noun

1. the NW part of the Indian Ocean, between Arabia and India

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Arabian Sea Cultural  

1. Part of the Indian Ocean whose main arms include the Gulf of Oman to the northwest and the Gulf of Aden to the west.

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It is an important trade route between the Indian subcontinent and the states of the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea.

Example Sentences

The heavy rainfall resulted from a low-pressure area that formed over the southeastern Arabian sea and Kerala.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

India’s meteorological department said the deadly rainfall was a result of a low pressure area over the southeastern Arabian sea and Kerala, CNN reported.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021

As sunlight streams through the stained-glass windows, he plays clips from two audio reports recorded aboard a US warship stationed in the Arabian sea shortly after 9/11.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2013

But around 2 million years ago, the western Indian Ocean, near the Arabian sea, cooled to 25 degrees Celsius, while the eastern Indian Ocean near northwestern Australia warmed to 28 to 29 degrees Celsius.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 18, 2012

"If I can only get these passed by the executors I am a made man for life," mused the Major as the Ramchunder sped over the blue Arabian sea.

From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Savage, Richard