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 • Oct. 8, 2025

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 • Dec. 9, 2022

It said the ship was one of two Chinese Navy vessels sailing east in the Arafura Sea before passing through the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea, and into the Coral Sea.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2022

Both ships were now in the Coral Sea, east of Australia, it said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

I had almost everything at this point: an envelope of money, phone numbers for two different taxi services—the Cairns Cab Company and the Coral Sea Coach shuttle service.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin