Arabian Sea

American  

noun

1. the NW arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia.

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Arabian Sea British  

noun

1. the NW part of the Indian Ocean, between Arabia and India

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Arabian Sea Cultural  

1. Part of the Indian Ocean whose main arms include the Gulf of Oman to the northwest and the Gulf of Aden to the west.

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It is an important trade route between the Indian subcontinent and the states of the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea.

Example Sentences

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman linking the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea - about one-fifth of the world's oil and gas passes through the route.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Located south of Iran across the Persian Gulf, Qatar transports its LNG through the Strait of Hormuz from the Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

That waterway connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The barrage regulated the inflow of salt water from the backwaters that opened into the Arabian Sea.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy