Flores Sea

[ flawr-is see, -eez, flohr- ]

noun

1. a sea between Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands. About 180 miles (290 km) wide.

Flores Sea

noun

1. a part of the Pacific Ocean in Indonesia between Celebes and the Lesser Sunda Islands

Example Sentences

Many in the earthquake-prone farming community carved into a patchwork of cornfields along the Flores Sea recoiled at the thought of a transgender woman living in their midst.

From Los Angeles Times

Labuan Bajo is the gateway to Komodo National Park and the underwater wonders of the Flores Sea.

From New York Times

The Houston was steaming in the Flores Sea, north of Australia, and as enemy bombs straddled the ship, Brooks was called to fix an ammunition hoist elsewhere on the vessel.

From Washington Times

The Houston was steaming in the Flores Sea, north of Australia, and as enemy bombs straddled the ship, Brooks was called to fix an ammunition hoist elsewhere on the vessel.

From Washington Post

So far, "greasy" luck had attended the Policy for she had taken sixteen more sperm whales, the last of which was killed in about 8� S. and 120� E., in the Flores Sea.

From Project Gutenberg