Coral Sea

American  

noun

1. a part of the S Pacific, bounded by NE Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the New Hebrides: U.S. naval victory over the Japanese, May 1942.

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Coral Sea British  

noun

1. the SW arm of the Pacific, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu

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Example Sentences

Researchers expect to discover more species new to science during an upcoming CSIRO-led voyage on RV Investigator to survey the deep-sea biodiversity of the Coral Sea Marine Park for Parks Australia.

From Science Daily

Eleven more islands in the Coral Sea off the Queensland coast were classed as facing high risk.

From BBC

Gen. Greg Bilton said a Chinese spy ship had been contacted in the Coral Sea off Australia’s northeast coast on Thursday and was expected to move into the exercise area.

From Seattle Times

In 2019 and 2020, I and a team of Australian scientists used the Schmidt Ocean Institute's remotely operated vehicle — a submarine named SuBastian — to explore the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.

From Salon

In 1942, he gambled successfully in approaching two crucial sea battles, at the Coral Sea and near Midway Island.

From New York Times