Timor Sea

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Indian Ocean, between Timor and NW Australia.

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Timor Sea British  

noun

1. an arm of the Indian Ocean between Australia and Timor. Width: about 480 km (300 miles)

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Example Sentences

"The Timor Sea is quite warm and shallow and muddy - it's dominated by sponges, not corals," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2022

The Timor Sea treaty signed in 2006 was scrapped and a replacement that was more generous to East Timor was signed in March last year.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2019

If Timor-Leste can reach an agreement with Australia on how to divide Greater Sunrise, a gasfield in the Timor Sea between the two countries, then its gas will last another 15 years.

From Economist • May 19, 2016

Between chopping wood in the Arctic north and fishing in the Timor Sea, he found time to drop in on the inaugural Sydney Sevens last month and enjoyed what he saw from the Australians.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2016

In the north, on the Timor Sea, is Port Darwin, likely to be an important trade centre.

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