Tasman

American  

[taz-muhn, tahs-mahn] / ˈtæz mən, ˈtɑsˌmɑn /

noun

1. Abel Janszoon 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.

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Tasman British  

/ ˈtæzmən /

noun

1. Abel Janszoon (ˈabəl ˈjansuːn). 1603–59, Dutch navigator, who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Tonga and Fiji Islands (1642–43)

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Example Sentences

The results highlight the importance of the Tasman Gateway, a seaway between Antarctica and Australia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

In late February and early March, three Chinese navy ships traveled through the Tasman Sea and around Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The report also raised concerns about Beijing’s moves geopolitically, including more “coercive tactics” such as live-fire-military exercises without notice in the Tasman Sea.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

And in a pizza restaurant in Whangārei, the sailors signed a visitors’ guestbook, filling a page with their exploits on the Tasman Sea and along the coast.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Anamocka was first discovered by Tasman, and by him was named Rotterdam.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew