Arafura Sea

[ ahr-uh-foor-uh, ahr-uh- ]

noun

1. a part of the Pacific Ocean between northern Australia and southwestern New Guinea.

Arafura Sea

/ ˌærəˈfʊərə /

noun

1. a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arafura Sea¹

First recorded in 1830–40; possibly a self-designation of the Harrafora people who live in the Moluccas

Example Sentences

But between us there is a nameless shadow, reminiscent of that awful night in the Arafura Sea, when death came very near to us.

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"The same purpose which takes us to the Arafura Sea," Brande answered, and passed on.

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Sailing on, the sloop was at once in the Arafura Sea, where for days she sailed in water milky white and green and purple.

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