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单词 roaring forties
释义

roaring forties


plural noun

either of two areas in the ocean between 40° and 50° N or S latitude, noted for high winds and rough seas.

Origin of roaring forties

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby roaring forties

Roanoke, Roanoke Island, Roanoke Rapids, roar, roaring, roaring forties, Roaring Twenties, roarming, roar up, roast, roaster
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British Dictionary definitions for roaring forties

Roaring Forties

pl n

the Roaring Forties nautical the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
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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