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Irish Sea

American  

noun

  1. a part of the Atlantic Ocean between Ireland and England.


Irish Sea British  

noun

  1. an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and Ireland

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Stretching east to west from the North Sea to the Irish Sea, Hadrian's Wall featured a series of forts and towers placed at regular intervals.

From Science Daily

The strongest winds will be around Irish Sea coasts and up to the north-west of Scotland where severe gales are possible later on Tuesday.

From BBC

It became known as the Irish Sea border.

From BBC

This is a line of showers that develop over the warmer waters of the Irish Sea and are pushed southwards over the county of Pembrokeshire in south-west Wales.

From BBC

And the Vikings have also hopped across the Irish Sea to become the first NFL team to play in two foreign countries in the same season.

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