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

Iran's military said on Saturday that it had targeted a US logistics vessel near the Omani port of Salalah on the Arabian Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Iran has also repeatedly struck the port of Fujairah on the Arabian Sea, which the U.A.E. is using to export oil bypassing the Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman linking the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea - about one-fifth of the world's oil and gas passes through the route.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The port, in southeastern Oman on the Arabian Sea and some 700 miles removed from the Strait of Hormuz, is a major container port.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

The barrage regulated the inflow of salt water from the backwaters that opened into the Arabian Sea.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy