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cf. Pacific. Portuguese explorer Magellan called the ocean pacífico (“peaceful”) (in c. 1519) because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters.
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Pacific Ocean
Today it means: An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas. Full definition →