Bermuda Triangle

American  

noun

1. the triangular area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and a point near Melbourne, Florida, in which a number of ships and aircraft are purported to have disappeared mysteriously.

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Bermuda Triangle British  

noun

1. an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Florida where ships and aeroplanes are alleged to have disappeared mysteriously

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Etymology

Origin of Bermuda Triangle

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The village of Broad Haven has since been described as the "Bermuda Triangle" of mysterious craft sightings and sightings of strange beings.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

The Bermuda Triangle is an area roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.

From National Geographic • May 9, 2023

The first episode of The History Channel’s six-part series "The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters," scheduled to premiere on Nov. 22, chronicles the Challenger find, from first dive to the teams’ meeting at NASA.

From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2022

This blackest of horror comedies covers the everyday life of the familiar clan while Gomez Addams laments the loss of his brother Fester in the Bermuda Triangle.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2021

This has not been found to agree with experience, unless that turns out to be the explanation for the people who are supposed to have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle!

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking