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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Tasman

But in the remaining sections, officials said China's February 2025 deployment to the Tasman Sea was conducted in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

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

Tasman was feared on that range rather as a tradition than as a killer; Lupus was feared and obeyed as an actual, living ruler.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton