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

Example Sentences

This area of the North Sea is teeming with depleted oil and gas fields like Nini, as well as deep rock basins.

From Barron's

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

As well as becoming much colder generally in time for Christmas it will probably be quite cloudy with showers developing over the North Sea and affecting eastern areas.

From BBC

Across the North Sea, smaller and more agile companies have been buying fields, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

A tanker shadowed the Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it sailed on the surface from the North Sea, through the Strait of Dover and into the English Channel, it said.

From BBC