Meanings
- pluralplural onlyThe area of the earth between 60 and 70 degrees south, prone to strong winds and extreme waves.
Its official demarcation is forty degrees south latitude. It includes the latitudes sailors long-ago nicknamed the roaring forties, the furious fifties, and the screaming sixties. It's an area of almost constant high wind and frequent gales, often exceeding hurricane strength.
1998, Derek Lundy, chapter 1, in Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters, page 5Synonyms: shrieking sixties
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe area of the earth between 60 and 70 degrees south, prone to strong winds and extreme waves.
Translations
French soixantièmes mugissants
- soixantièmes mugissantsarea of the earth between 60 and 70 degrees south
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screaming sixties. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screaming%20sixties
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