English Explanatory Dictionary

Sea of Storms

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Mare Procellarum: Synonym of Ocean of Storms (“Oceanus Procellarum”); A basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System

Word forms

Sea of Storms the Sea of Storms

Etymology

Blend of sea + Ocean of Storms. Variation of Ocean of Storms; replacement of the rare "Ocean" with the common "Sea", where many features on the Moon are called 'seas' (the maria), and only this one feature is called 'ocean'.

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