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

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

That may sound barmy, what with all the ships being deployed in and around the Arabian Sea for weeks already, and reports that the military is running out of munitions.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

The narrow chokepoint connects the Gulf to the Arabian Sea and is the only way to reach several oil-producing states by sea.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

For three weeks I sailed on the SS Roma, an Italian cargo vessel, in a cabin next to the ship’s engine, across the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and finally to England.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri