Antarctic Ocean

[ ant-ahrk-tik oh-shuhn, -ahr-tik ]

/ æntˈɑrk tɪk ˈoʊ ʃən, -ˈɑr tɪk /

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noun

former, common name of the body of water officially recognized in 1999 as the Southern Ocean.

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Origin of Antarctic Ocean

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby Antarctic Ocean

Antarctic Archipelago, Antarctic beech, Antarctic Circle, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Antarctic Convergence, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Plate, Antarctic prion, Antarctic Zone, Antares

How to use Antarctic Ocean in a sentence

They strung out and started for the Antarctic Ocean, with a big old wicker-worked demijohn in the lead.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
"If we keep it up we'll land somewhere near the Antarctic Ocean," remarked Kennedy, doubtfully.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"|Russell Doubleday
This awful creature came slowly up from the Antarctic Ocean, toward the ships full of people.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
The mate's body was buried in the cold Antarctic Ocean, and the barque sailed for England.
Yule Logs|Various

His explorations in the Antarctic Ocean showed a hardihood and determination seldom surpassed.
Captain Cook|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for Antarctic Ocean

Antarctic Ocean

noun

the sea surrounding Antarctica, consisting of the most southerly parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian OceansAlso called: Southern Ocean

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