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Definition of Sargasso sea
1. Noun. A vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed.
Definition of Sargasso sea
1. Proper noun. An elongated area in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sargasso Sea
Literary usage of Sargasso sea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physical Geography of the Sea by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1855)
"CURRENTS OF THE PACIFIC : Its sargasso sea, 264.—The Drift on the Aleutian Islands,
265.— The cold China Current, 266.—Humboldt's Current, 267. ..."
2. The Physical Geography of the Sea by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1858)
"sargasso sea, 13.—Hypothetical System of Currents, 19.—Galvanic Properties of
the Gulf Stream, 26.—Saltness of ditto, 29.— Effects produced upon Currents by ..."
3. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"the sargasso sea presents somewhat the appearance of an endless green prairie,
but modern vast quantities of seaweed in the ocean west of the Pillars of ..."
4. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, with Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"The Phoenicians may have discovered the sargasso sea five centuries BC, as evidence
of artifacts washed up on the Azores at the eastern limit of the ..."
5. America's Coming-of-age by Van Wyck Brooks (1915)
"V THE sargasso sea " The fiddles are tuning as it were all over America." This is
a remark of the best, the youngest, and the most Irish of all good ..."
6. America's Coming-of-age by Van Wyck Brooks (1915)
"V THE sargasso sea " The fiddles are tuning as it were all over America." This is
a remark of the best, the youngest, and the most Irish of all good ..."
7. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"Fauna of the sargasso sea. Protective Colouring of Pelagic Animals. Variety of
Pelagic Animals. Hight of the Albatross. Flight of Flying-fish. ..."
8. The Physical Geography of the Sea by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1855)
"CURRENTS OF THE PACIFIC : Its sargasso sea, 264.—The Drift on the Aleutian Islands,
265.— The cold China Current, 266.—Humboldt's Current, 267. ..."
9. The Physical Geography of the Sea by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1858)
"sargasso sea, 13.—Hypothetical System of Currents, 19.—Galvanic Properties of
the Gulf Stream, 26.—Saltness of ditto, 29.— Effects produced upon Currents by ..."
10. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"the sargasso sea presents somewhat the appearance of an endless green prairie,
but modern vast quantities of seaweed in the ocean west of the Pillars of ..."
11. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, with Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"The Phoenicians may have discovered the sargasso sea five centuries BC, as evidence
of artifacts washed up on the Azores at the eastern limit of the ..."
12. America's Coming-of-age by Van Wyck Brooks (1915)
"V THE sargasso sea " The fiddles are tuning as it were all over America." This is
a remark of the best, the youngest, and the most Irish of all good ..."
13. America's Coming-of-age by Van Wyck Brooks (1915)
"V THE sargasso sea " The fiddles are tuning as it were all over America." This is
a remark of the best, the youngest, and the most Irish of all good ..."
14. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"Fauna of the sargasso sea. Protective Colouring of Pelagic Animals. Variety of
Pelagic Animals. Hight of the Albatross. Flight of Flying-fish. ..."
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