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Tasman Sea

American  
[taz-muhn] / ˈtæz mən /

noun

  1. a part of the Pacific Ocean between SE Australia and New Zealand.


Tasman Sea British  

noun

  1. the part of the Pacific between SE Australia and NW New Zealand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In a statement to the BBC, Qantas confirmed that it had changed the routes of its planes flying across the Tasman Sea and said it was continually monitoring airspace.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2025

There he laboured to civilize his countrymen, planted and harvested wheat, and kept in touch with Marsden across the Tasman Sea.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember

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