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Sargasso   /sɑrgˈæsoʊ/   Listen
Sargasso

noun
1.
Brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea.  Synonyms: gulfweed, sargassum, Sargassum bacciferum.



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"Sargasso" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the southeast somewhere is the treasure galleon and the Sargasso Sea," said Harry, indicating the purplish haze that hung on the horizon. [Footnote: See Vol. 4 of this series, The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; or, ...
— The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash - Or - Facing Death in the Antarctic • Captain Wilbur Lawton

... Boston News-Letter," August 21, 1721, shows how in early times piratical craft, heavily manned and carrying many guns, sailed the high seas and pursued their unlawful calling. The vessel was taken somewhere in the Sargasso Sea, off the coast ...
— Piracy off the Florida Coast and Elsewhere • Samuel A. Green

... of life we must make a large place for the collection of old books, old paintings, old missals and curios. Certain cities, like Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Madrid, have been for a thousand years like unto the Sargasso Sea in which beautiful things ...
— The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon • Newell Dwight Hillis

... rooms which are only found in furnished apartments. To Mike, used to the comforts of his bedroom at home and the cheerful simplicity of a school dormitory, it seemed about the most dismal spot he had ever struck. A sort of Sargasso Sea among bedrooms. ...
— Psmith in the City • P. G. Wodehouse

... Islands Santiago [US Embassy] Chile Santo Domingo [US Embassy] Dominican Republic Sao Luis [US Consular Agency] Brazil Sao Paulo [US Consulate General] Brazil Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo, Brazil Penedos de Sapporo [US Consulate General] Japan Sapudi Strait Indian Ocean Sarawak Malaysia Sardinia Italy Sargasso Sea Atlantic Ocean Sark Guernsey Scotia Sea Atlantic Ocean Scotland United Kingdom Scott Island Antarctica Senyavin Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Seoul [US Embassy] Korea, South Serbia Serbia ...
— The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



Words linked to "Sargasso" :   genus Sargassum, brown algae, Sargassum bacciferum, gulfweed



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