Meaning

2 senses
  1. The Pacific Ocean.

  2. A city in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.

Examples

144 sentences
  1. We are flying over the Pacific.

    Ми пролітаємо над Тихим океаном. — deniko

    ruМы пролетаем над Тихим океаном. — sharptoothed

    deWir fliegen über den Pazifik. — xtofu80

  2. I enjoyed the voyage across the Pacific.

    Мені сподобалася подорож через Тихий океан. — aandrusiak

  3. The river flows into the Pacific Ocean.

    Річка впадає в Тихий океан. — ABChessel

    ruРека впадает в Тихий океан. — Selena777

    deDer Fluss fließt in den Pazifik. — Vortarulo

  4. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific.

    Панамський канал пов'язує Атлантичний океан з Тихим. — aandrusiak

    ruПанамский канал соединяет Атлантический океан с Тихим. — marafon

    deDer Panama-Kanal verbindet den Atlantik mit dem Pazifik. — xtofu80

  5. I've never seen the Pacific Ocean.

Origin

From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully

From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn.

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Word family

1 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • the pacific ocean
  • pacific ocean
  • over the pacific

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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