South Seas

American  

plural noun

1. the seas south of the equator.

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South Seas British  

plural noun

1. the seas south of the equator

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South Seas Cultural  

1. The central, southern, and southwestern portions of the Pacific Ocean.

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Example Sentences

Clifton’s, founded in the Depression year of 1931, once ran a chain of cafeterias arguably less notable for the food — beef dishes, fried chicken, Jell-o salads — than for the elaborate décor of religious dioramas, exotic South Seas vistas, and redwood faux forests.

From Los Angeles Times

The country’s force de frappe, its nuclear strike force, was crucial to its political self-image, and those weapons required, France claimed, the South Seas testing.

From Slate

The crew was astonished at the beauty of the atoll, a postcard photo of South Seas paradise.

From Slate

For a dozen outposts of the Longchamps restaurant chain, Reiss provided scenery that transported diners to the South Seas, 17th-century New Amsterdam and futuristic rows of gilded skyscrapers.

From New York Times

The view of Mount Rainier from the living room competes with Price’s collection of eye-popping modern furniture and South Seas art.

From Seattle Times