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.

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Arabian Sea

On Sunday, the group said it seized Turbah, a garrison town that lies on the sole supply route linking Taiz to Aden, a key port on the Arabian Sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

One of India's biggest digital vulnerabilities sits on a six-kilometre stretch of Mumbai's Arabian Sea coast.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

From there it was loaded onto tankers that headed south, out into the Arabian Sea and off to markets in Asia.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The strait is a narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman that leads to the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, making it a chokepoint for crucial energy shipments out of the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

From there she could cross the Arabian Sea and escape to safety in Asia.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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