Tasman

[taz-muhn, tahs-mahn]

noun

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

Tasman

/ ˈtæzmən /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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This month's drill follows February's much-scrutinised naval exercise in the Tasman Sea that prompted concern from Australia and New Zealand.

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During the challenge, he is also due to bungee jump off Auckland Harbour Bridge, canyon swing in Queenstown and sky dive in Abel Tasman.

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The recent activity of China's warships in the Tasman Sea serves to highlight that isolation.

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The rare presence of three Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea has put both antipodean countries on alert in recent days, with Australia calling it "unusual".

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