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Philippine Sea

British  

noun

  1. part of the NW Pacific Ocean, east and north of the Philippines

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They identified three primary sources for this ancient water: the Philippine Sea Plate, the Pacific Plate, and ancient seafloor sediments, particularly in the Niigata and southwest Gunma regions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

The December sun is baking on the Heng Chun peninsula, the tongue of land that juts out from the bottom end of Taiwan into the Philippine Sea.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

The Eisenhower is in the Gulf of Oman and has been patrolling in the Middle East along with the USS Philippine Sea, a Navy cruiser.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

The Eisenhower was accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea, the guided-missile destroyers USS Gravely and the USS Stethem and the French frigate Languedoc.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Ordnancemen at work on the deck of the USS Philippine Sea, off Korea, October 1950.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.