Puerto Rico Trench
[ pwer-tuh-ree-koh trench, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh ]
noun
an elongate, flat oceanic trench in the Atlantic Ocean just north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the site of the Milwaukee Deep, the Atlantic’s deepest known place: associated with a fault zone that presents significant risk of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Origin of Puerto Rico Trench
1First recorded in 1900–05
- Formerly Puer·to Ri·co Trough [pwer-tuh-ree-koh trawf, trof, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh] /ˈpwɛr tə ˈri koʊ ˈtrɔf, ˈtrɒf, ˈpwɛr toʊ, ˈpɔr tə/ .
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