Tasman Sea

American  

[taz-muhn] / ˈtæz mən /

noun

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

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Tasman Sea British  

noun

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

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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 • 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

This tour began with England winning the rain-affected T20 series 1-0, but the batting struggles across the three ODIs have ensured little momentum will be taken on their flight across the Tasman Sea.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 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 Sea, the sea lying between the New Zealand group and the islands of Australia and Tasmania.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin