Sargasso Sea

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Sar·gas·so Sea (sär-g

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A part of the northern Atlantic Ocean between the West Indies and the Azores. The relatively calm sea is noted for the abundance of gulfweed floating on its surface.

Sargasso Sea

(Placename) a calm area of the N Atlantic, between the Caribbean and the Azores, where there is an abundance of floating seaweed of the genus Sargassum

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Sargasso Sea - a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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