So called from surrounding the pole within the imaginary circle of that name.
·noun The arctic circle. II. Arctic ·noun A warm waterproof overshoe. III. Arctic ·adj Pertaining ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Northern, or lying under arktos, the Bear; an epithet given to the north polar regions comprised wit...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream. II. Ocean ·no...
This term, in its largest sense, is the whole body of salt water which encompasses the globe, except...
The north pole of the globe. ...
That which surrounds the south pole, within the imaginary circle so called. ...
The Pacific, so called from its superior extent. ...
The great Oriental Ocean. ...
A name given by the Spaniards to the "Great Ocean," from the fine weather they experienced on the co...
In contradistinction to a coaster. ...