- Sargasso Sea
- geographical name tract of comparatively still water N Atlantic lying chiefly between 25° & 35°N & 40° & 70°W and containing thick seaweed growth
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Sargasso Sea
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Sargasso Sea — Sargasso Sar*gas so, n. [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.) The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}. [1913 Webster] {Sargasso Sea}, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sargasso Sea — [sär gas′ō] [Port sargaço: see SARGASSUM] region of calms in the N Atlantic, northeast of the West Indies, noted for its abundance of sargassum … English World dictionary
Sargasso Sea — The Sargasso Sea is a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream; on the north, by the North Atlantic Current; on the east, by the Canary Current; and on the south … Wikipedia
Sargasso Sea — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Sargasso Sea – Im Meer der Leidenschaft Originaltitel Wide Sargasso Sea … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sargasso Sea — a relatively calm area of water in the N Atlantic, NE of the West Indies. * * * Body of still water in the North Atlantic Ocean. Elliptical in shape and strewn with a brown floating seaweed of the genus Sargassum, it lies between the parallels… … Universalium
Sargasso Sea - Im Meer der Leidenschaft — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Sargasso Sea – Im Meer der Leidenschaft Originaltitel: Wide Sargasso Sea Produktionsland: Australien Erscheinungsjahr: 1993 Länge: 99 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sargasso Sea – Im Meer der Leidenschaft — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Sargasso Sea – Im Meer der Leidenschaft Originaltitel: Wide Sargasso Sea Produktionsland: Australien Erscheinungsjahr: 1993 Länge: 99 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sargasso Sea Stories (William Hope Hodgson) — The group of William Hope Hodgson s short stories which are set around the Sargasso Sea are commonly referred to as the Sargasso Sea stories . They have been featured in various short story collections, including The Boats of the Glen Carrig and… … Wikipedia
Sargasso Sea — Sar•gas′so Sea′ [[t]sɑrˈgæs oʊ[/t]] n. geg a relatively calm area of water in the N Atlantic, NE of the West Indies: central part covered with sargassum … From formal English to slang
Sargasso Sea — noun a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed • Instance Hypernyms: ↑sea • Part Holonyms: ↑Atlantic, ↑Atlantic Ocean … Useful english dictionary
