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 Shooting Party At 9 p.m. we rounded the north end of Sibuco Island and208 passed through the Sibuco Passage, entering the Celebes Sea at about 11 p.m.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)

This coral is eminently American in its habit of expansion, and has spread itself well over the southwest portion of the Celebes Sea.

From A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route by Russel, Florence Kimball