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

Mia Katigbak, in the role of Marina, the kindly old nurse, is one of the few performers to escape the Bermuda Triangle of the staging by burying herself in her character’s household routine.

From Los Angeles Times

What Bermuda Storm does have are animatronic figures, in this case a ship-guiding ape — he’s the “First Primate” — and a topsy-turvy motion platform designed to mimic a trip-gone-wrong to the Bermuda Triangle.

From Los Angeles Times

The village has been described as the "Bermuda Triangle" of mysterious sightings, and features in Encounters.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From National Geographic