Baltic Sea

American  

noun

1. a sea in N Europe, bounded by Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany. About 160,000 sq. mi. (414,000 sq. km).

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Baltic Sea British  

noun

1. a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides

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Baltic Sea Cultural  

1. Sea in Europe bordered by Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the east, Germany and Poland to the south, and Scandinavia to the north and west; connected to several large gulfs and to the North Sea by straits around Denmark.

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Example Sentences

A ministry spokeswoman added that the refinery has another pipeline connection to the Baltic Sea port of Rostock, allowing potential seaborne deliveries of crude oil.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The Baltic Sea offers beach getaways for those who would rather not swelter in Spain or inland.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

A humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast since early this week has freed itself and swum into deeper waters, rescuers said Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In January, the Emirati company chartered a tanker named Range Vale to carry Russian crude out through the Baltic Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The Gustloff’s final dive will pull her deep, to the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys