North Sea

noun

an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 square miles (520,600 square kilometers); greatest depth, 1,998 feet (610 meters).

North Sea

an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the N European mainland. Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles) Former nameGerman Ocean

North Sea

Oil was discovered under the sea floor in 1970.

Firsr recorded before 1000

Nuclear-capable Russian bombers are flying over the North Sea and the Atlantic.

Aberdeen, perched on the North Sea, offers a perfect example of the schism between the top and bottom earners.

Proceeds from its North Sea drilling rigs will insure corruption and kleptocracy on a Nigerian scale.

My parents came from the tiny island of Föhr in the North Sea off the coast of Germany and Denmark.

Stigler escorted the bomber over the North Sea and took one last look at the American pilot.

A sailor, who had brought an accordion with him, was playing "While the North Sea roars," and other popular airs.

Few people know that large numbers of the splendid seamen who man our North Sea fishing fleets are arrant Cockneys.

He knew his way about the North Sea blindfold, and all he didn't know about his trade wasn't worth knowing.

The steam-tug had not to contend with the ordinary straightforward rush of a North Sea storm.

Is the Prince kept prisoner on a trawler sweeping the North Sea for mines?

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