| alewife1 |
a small fish, related to the herring and resembling the shad, found in North America in the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. |
| anadromous |
of various fishes, migrating from the ocean upstream to spawn. |
| Antarctic |
the land mass or seas at or near the South Pole; Antarctica or the Antarctic Ocean (prec. by "the"). |
| Arabian Peninsula |
a peninsula in western Asia that lies between the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the northeast. The Indian Ocean borders the Arabian Peninsula on the southeast. Countries located on the peninsula include Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. |
| Arabian Sea |
an extension of the Indian Ocean between India and the Arabian Peninsula. |
| Arctic Ocean |
an ocean that surrounds the North Pole; Arctic. |
| Atacama |
a desert in northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
| Atacama Desert |
an extremely arid region of northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
| Atlantic |
of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean. [2 definitions] |
| Atlantic Ocean |
an ocean bordered by Europe and Africa on the east and the Americas on the west; Atlantic. |
| at sea |
on the ocean waters. [1/2 definitions] |
| Austronesian |
a family of languages spoken over a vast area from the Indian Ocean to New Zealand and Hawaii. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bangladesh |
a country surrounded by India on three sides and the Indian Ocean on the fourth. |
| basalt |
a dense, fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock created by lava flow that is rich in minerals containing magnesium and iron. The most common igneous rock on the Earth's surface due to its high abundance on the ocean floor. |
| Bay of Bengal |
a bay of the Indian Ocean bordered largely by India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. |
| Bering Sea |
a northern extension of the Pacific Ocean between Russia and Alaska, north of the Aleutian Islands. |
| Bering Strait |
the waterway between Russia and Alaska that connects the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean. |
| Bermuda Triangle |
an area of ocean associated with unsolved mysteries, whose perimeter is marked by an imaginary line that connects Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southern tip of Florida. |
| billow |
a large wave or surge in the ocean; swell. [2/4 definitions] |
| bonito |
any of various ocean fishes of the mackerel family, resembling the tuna and taken for food or game. |
| breaker1 |
a heavy ocean wave that breaks into foam on the shore or at sea. [1/4 definitions] |