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

The city of 120,000 people is connected to the provincial capital, Manado, by a winding two-lane mountain road with commanding views of the Celebes Sea.

From Los Angeles Times

A pilot on a training run from the Carl Vinson ejected safely into the Celebes Sea, which borders Indonesia and the Philippines, while on a final, failed approach to land on the carrier, the navy said on Friday.

From New York Times

Seventh Fleet says the pilot was conducting routine flight operations late Friday local time during a transit in the Celebes Sea.

From Seattle Times

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