Pacific Ocean en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
cf. Pacific. Portuguese explorer Magellan called the ocean pacífico (“peaceful”) (in c. 1519) because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters.
Meanings
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An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.
In a Saturday news release, NORAD said the fighters were working to redirect the turboprop west, out over the Pacific Ocean, before it crashed on Ketron Island.
2018 August 12, David Gutman, Mike Baker, “Sea-Tac officials, airlines to meet Monday to discuss security protocols after turboprop heist”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2018:The Santa Barbara oil spill has environmentalists and California officials scrambling as an estimated 105,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Pacific Ocean and onto the Golden State’s coast.
2015 May 21, Eliott C. McLaughlin, “How does Santa Barbara match up with other U.S. oil spills?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2016:
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Translations (178)
ar الْمُحِيط الْهَادِئ (the world's largest body of water) · pl Ocean Wielki (the world's largest body of water) · de Pazifik (the world's largest body of water) · fi Tyynimeri (the world's largest body of water) · fy Stille Oseaan (the world's largest body of water) · fy Pasifyske Oseaan (the world's largest body of water) · ps ارام سمندر (the world's largest body of water) · sh Tȉhī òcean (the world's largest body of water) · az Sakit okean (the world's largest body of water) · rue Ти́хый океа́н (the world's largest body of water) · km មហាសមុទ្រប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក (the world's largest body of water) · ga An Ciúin-Aigéan (the world's largest body of water) · ru Ти́хий океа́н (the world's largest body of water) · ext Océanu Pacíficu (the world's largest body of water) · lij Oçeano Paciffigo (the world's largest body of water) · bn প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর (the world's largest body of water) · za Daibingzyangz (the world's largest body of water) · cv Лӑпкӑ океан (the world's largest body of water) · haw Moana Pākīpika (the world's largest body of water) · so Badweeynta Baasifik (the world's largest body of water) · am ሰላማዊ ውቅያኖስ (the world's largest body of water) · sq Oqeani Paqësor (the world's largest body of water) · szl Uocean Spokojny (the world's largest body of water) · nah Ilhuicaātl Pacífico (the world's largest body of water) · gd An Cuan Sèimh (the world's largest body of water) · yue 太平洋 (the world's largest body of water) · da Stillehavet (the world's largest body of water) · kn ಪೆಸಿಫಿಕ್ ಮಹಾಸಾಗರ (the world's largest body of water) · tr Büyük Okyanus (the world's largest body of water) · id Samudra Pasifik (the world's largest body of water) · bo ཞི་བདེ་རྒྱ་མཚོ་ཆེན་པོ (the world's largest body of water) · fa اُقْیانوسِ آرام (the world's largest body of water) · pt Oceano Pacífico (the world's largest body of water) · cy Cefnfor Tawel (the world's largest body of water) · pa ਪੈਸਿਫ਼ਿਕ (the world's largest body of water) · fr Pacifique (the world's largest body of water) · sl Tihi ocean (the world's largest body of water) · nb Stillehavet (the world's largest body of water) · sco Paceefic Ocean (the world's largest body of water) · wa Oceyan Pacifike (the world's largest body of water) · de Stiller Ozean (the world's largest body of water) · hi प्रशान्त (the world's largest body of water) · vi Thái Bình Dương (the world's largest body of water) · gu પ્રશાંત મહાસાગર (the world's largest body of water) · mr प्रशांत महासागर (the world's largest body of water) · my ပစိဖိတ်သမုဒ္ဒရာ (the world's largest body of water) · sk Tichý oceán (the world's largest body of water) · sgs Ramosis ondėnīns (the world's largest body of water) · uk Ти́хий океа́н (the world's largest body of water) · alt Тымык теҥис (the world's largest body of water) · qu Pasiphiku mama qucha (the world's largest body of water) · lt Ramusis vandenynas (the world's largest body of water) · nn Stillehavet (the world's largest body of water) · bg Ти́хи океа́н (the world's largest body of water) · ms Lautan Pasifik (the world's largest body of water) · wo Mbàmbulaan Gu-Dal (the world's largest body of water) · ja 太平洋 (the world's largest body of water) · eo Pacifika Oceano (the world's largest body of water) · kk Тынық мұхит (the world's largest body of water) · ht Pasifik (the world's largest body of water) · ht Oseyan Pasifik (the world's largest body of water) · ba Тымыҡ океан (the world's largest body of water) · es océano Pacífico (the world's largest body of water) · io Oceano Pacifiko (the world's largest body of water) · hi प्रशांत महासागर (the world's largest body of water) · uz Tinch okeani (the world's largest body of water) · nds Pazifik (the world's largest body of water) · fy Stille Súdsee (the world's largest body of water) · ca oceà Pacífic (the world's largest body of water) · mt l-Oċean Paċifiku (the world's largest body of water) · sv Stilla havet (the world's largest body of water) · sw Pasifiki (the world's largest body of water) · ilo Taaw Pacifico (the world's largest body of water) · ty Moana Pātitifā (the world's largest body of water) · nan-hbl 太平洋 (the world's largest body of water) · pam Pacific Kadayatmalatan (the world's largest body of water) · gur Mã'asʋm Ateko (the world's largest body of water) · pa پیسفک (the world's largest body of water) · tfn Nuti (the world's largest body of water) · el Ειρηνικός Ωκεανός (the world's largest body of water) · br Meurvor Habask (the world's largest body of water) · de Pazifischer Ozean (the world's largest body of water) · mk Тихи Океа́н (the world's largest body of water) · tl Karagatang Pasipiko (the world's largest body of water) · nl Stille Oceaan (the world's largest body of water) · la Ōceanus Pācificus (the world's largest body of water) · oc Ocean Pacific (the world's largest body of water) · be Ці́хі акія́н (the world's largest body of water) · ur بَحْر اَلکاہِل (the world's largest body of water) · tk Ýuwaş okean (the world's largest body of water) · bar Pazifische Ozean (the world's largest body of water) · lv Klusais okeāns (the world's largest body of water) · fr océan Pacifique (the world's largest body of water) · sh Ти̏хӣ о̀кеан (the world's largest body of water) · ml ശാന്തസമുദ്രം (the world's largest body of water) · nv Eʼeʼaahjí tónteel (the world's largest body of water) · ms Lautan Teduh (the world's largest body of water) · tt Тын океан (the world's largest body of water) · yi פּאַציפֿישער אָקעאַן (the world's largest body of water) · fi Iso valtameri (the world's largest body of water) · kmr Okyanûsa Mezin (the world's largest body of water) · he האוקיינוס השקט \ הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס הַשָּׁקַט (the world's largest body of water) · vec Osèano Pasìfego (the world's largest body of water) · frp Ocèan Pacefico (the world's largest body of water) · sm Vasa Pasefika (the world's largest body of water) · bcl Kadagatan Pacifico (the world's largest body of water) · it Oceano Pacifico (the world's largest body of water) · mn Номхон Далай (the world's largest body of water) · pl Ocean Spokojny (the world's largest body of water) · bua Номгон далай (the world's largest body of water) · tfn Tikaʼa (the world's largest body of water) · se Jaskesáhpi (the world's largest body of water) · ia Oceano Pacific (the world's largest body of water) · ti ሰላማዊ ውቅያኖስ (the world's largest body of water) · ta பசிபிக் பெருங்கடல் (the world's largest body of water) · jv Samudra Pasifik (the world's largest body of water) · eo Pacifiko (the world's largest body of water) · vo Pasifean (the world's largest body of water) · es Pacífico (the world's largest body of water) · de Großer Ozean (the world's largest body of water) · hy Խաղաղ օվկիանոս (the world's largest body of water) · ne प्रशान्त महासागर (the world's largest body of water) · new प्रशान्त महासागर (the world's largest body of water) · fy Grutte Oseaan (the world's largest body of water) · oj Ningaabii'an Gichigami (the world's largest body of water) · ast Océanu Pacíficu (the world's largest body of water) · nds Pazifische Ozean (the world's largest body of water) · tpi Pasifik (the world's largest body of water) · sah Чуумпу океан (the world's largest body of water) · zza Okyanuso Gırd (the world's largest body of water) · fo Kyrrahav (the world's largest body of water) · nl Stille Zuidzee (the world's largest body of water) · an Ozián Pazifico (the world's largest body of water) · pl Pacyfik (the world's largest body of water) · fi Tyyni valtameri (the world's largest body of water) · nds Stille Ozean (the world's largest body of water) · tr Pasifik Okyanusu (the world's largest body of water) · lo ມະຫາສະໝຸດປາຊີຟິກ (the world's largest body of water) · km ប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក (the world's largest body of water) · si ශාන්තිකර සාගරය (the world's largest body of water) · pt Pacífico (the world's largest body of water) · sh Tȉhī òkean (the world's largest body of water) · he האוקינוס הפסיפי (the world's largest body of water) · ky Тынч океан (the world's largest body of water) · st Lewatle la Phasifiki (the world's largest body of water) · crh Tınç okean (the world's largest body of water) · af Stille Oseaan (the world's largest body of water) · hu Csendes-óceán (the world's largest body of water) · ka წყნარი ოკეანე (the world's largest body of water) · nl Grote Oceaan (the world's largest body of water) · kw Keynvor Hebask (the world's largest body of water) · cmn 太平洋 (the world's largest body of water) · ce Тийна океан (the world's largest body of water) · tg Уқёнуси Ором (the world's largest body of water) · gl océano Pacífico (the world's largest body of water) · cs Tichý oceán (the world's largest body of water) · ko 태평양 (the world's largest body of water) · gl Pacífico (the world's largest body of water) · sh Ти̏хӣ о̀цеан (the world's largest body of water) · mi Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the world's largest body of water) · th มหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก (the world's largest body of water) · szl Pokojny Uocean (the world's largest body of water) · te పసిఫిక్ మహాసముద్రం (the world's largest body of water) · se Jaskesmearra (the world's largest body of water) · pdt Stelle Mäa (the world's largest body of water) · ug تىنچ ئوكيان (the world's largest body of water) · gv Yn Keayn Sheealtagh (the world's largest body of water) · bi Pasifik (the world's largest body of water) · ceb Kadagatang Pasipiko (the world's largest body of water) · as প্ৰশান্ত মহাসাগৰ (the world's largest body of water) · dsb Śichy ocean (the world's largest body of water) · et Vaikne ookean (the world's largest body of water) · is Kyrrahaf (the world's largest body of water) · ga An tAigéan Ciúin (the world's largest body of water) · hsb Ćichi ocean (the world's largest body of water) · hak 太平洋 (the world's largest body of water) · ro Oceanul Pacific (the world's largest body of water) · eu Ozeano Barea (the world's largest body of water)