North Sea

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 square miles (520,600 square kilometers); greatest depth, 1,998 feet (610 meters).

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North Sea British  

noun

1. Former name: German Ocean. an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the N European mainland. Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)

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North Sea Cultural  

1. Arm of the Atlantic Ocean northwest of central Europe.

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Oil was discovered under the sea floor in 1970.

Etymology

Origin of North Sea

Firsr recorded before 1000

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Example Sentences

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North Sea

However as the high pressure drifts out into the North Sea, the wind across the south of the UK will change direction and strengthen.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The U.K. gets much of its gas from the North Sea and Norway, as well as shipments of liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mr. Burnham’s administration this week approved natural-gas drilling at the Jackdaw field in the North Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Jackdaw sits close to the boundary between the British and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, in an area where Westminster originally granted licences to explore for oil and gas in 1970 and 1989.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“He is in Britain. Our contact in Sweden tells us that he has been taken across the North Sea in a fighter plane. And what do you think he is doing there?”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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