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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

The surface at Seddon Park had a more appreciable straw-coloured hue, but the outcome for their Test contingent hoping to find form before they head across the Tasman Sea was similar.

From BBC

A rare Chinese military drill in the Tasman sea in February was also called "unusual" by Marles.

From BBC