Caribbean Sea

noun

1. a part of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Central America, the West Indies, and South America. About 750,000 square miles (1,943,000 square kilometers); greatest known depth 22,788 feet (6,946 meters).

Caribbean Sea

noun

1. an almost landlocked sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the Caribbean islands, Central America, and the N coast of South America. Area: 2 718 200 sq km (1 049 500 sq miles)

Caribbean Sea

1. Arm of the Atlantic Ocean, bordered by the West Indies to the north and east, South America to the south, and Central America to the west.

Since announcing the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the United States has considered the Caribbean within its “sphere of influence” — that is, a region where United States interests are directly affected. The policy has been to exclude foreign powers, though after 1959, Cuba came under strong influence of the Soviet Union.

Its clear blue waters make many of its islands popular vacation spots.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caribbean Sea¹

First recorded in 1760–65

Example Sentences

US bombers have also conducted shows of force near Venezuela, flying over the Caribbean Sea off the country's coast on at least four occasions since mid-October.

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For the first time in nearly three weeks, new orders came in: “Assume combat readiness and form a line west of the Caicos and Turks Island passages in the Caribbean Sea.”

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Days before it made landfall, forecasters were already suggesting that conditions were in place for the storm to intensify quickly, with the Caribbean Sea being around 1.5 C warmer than average.

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The campaign has already resulted in at least 13 strikes and 57 killed in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.

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This is the largest U.S. naval deployment in the Caribbean Sea since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.

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