Celebes Sea

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Pacific Ocean, N of Sulawesi and S of the Philippines.

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Celebes Sea British  

noun

1. the part of the Pacific Ocean between Sulawesi, Borneo, and Mindanao

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Example Sentences

“This is not sexist,” said Rear Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, who came up with the idea of the unit in 2018 after leading anti-piracy operations in the Celebes Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The men had set off on 21 December with other fishermen aboard a purse seiner from General Santos, a southern Philippine port facing the Celebes Sea.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2017

Pleasure boats headed toward Bali from Hong Kong and Thailand are warned to stay away from the Celebes Sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Francesca, no slower and no dirtier than most of the other steamers which ply the inter-island trade routes, had waddled all night and all day through the Celebes Sea.

From Terry A Tale of the Hill People by Thomson, Charles Goff

On sped the vinta, and ever nearer came the great estuary that gave upon the Celebes Sea.

From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello