Pacific
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3.4
- adjective
- /pəˈsɪfɪk/
:
del Pacífico
- Examples of prohibited species include Pacific halibut, Pacific herring, salmonids, king crab, and tanner crab.
- Pacific Islander
- Pacific Islanders
- Asia-Pacific
And we knew that Ross would had his Jabber set to Pacific Time.
- And we knew that Ross would had his Jabber set to Pacific Time.
- And I imagine most people are on Pacific Time, which is already fairly late, and others might be a bit further east.
Examples
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Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins landing in the Pacific Ocean, southwest of Hawaii.
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Mr. Stamper, I'm General Montgomery, commander of the Pacific Air Forces.
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Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
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Landing in the Pacific Ocean... southwest of Hawaii.
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Just as the Rover reached the sharp turn onto the Pacific Coast Highway, he braked hard.
Fiction book (1995) -
For disc golf, it was Chicago, the Middle Atlantic I-95 corridor, and the Pacific Coast metropolitan areas.
Academic text (2013) -
The beautiful beaches along the Pacific coast attract many tourists each year.
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Marine biologists study the unique ecosystems found in the Pacific Ocean.
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Sailors often rely on the currents of the Pacific to navigate their journeys.
Compounds
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3.6
A region in the northwestern United States that includes Washington and Oregon and sometimes parts of southwestern British Columbia
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1.0
The largest and deepest ocean that lies between Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east
- US
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2.8
A time zone eight hours behind GMT used in the western United States and parts of Canada
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3.0
The standard time used on the west coast of the United States and Canada, 8 hours behind GMT
- Specialized
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2.7
A sea fish with white meat that lives in the North Pacific and people eat
- Specialized
A fish like a small tuna with dark oily flesh from the Pacific coast of the Americas
- Specialized
A kind of dolphin with a rounded nose that lives in the Pacific Ocean
- Specialized
A shrub from the Pacific coast of the United States that makes small red fruit that is not very sweet
- Specialized
A sea turtle with an olive-coloured shell that lives in warm Pacific, Indian, and southern Atlantic waters
A small oily fish found off the Pacific coast of North America used for food or bait
- Specialized
A large salamander that lives in western North American forests
- Specialized
A large flatfish that lives in the northern Pacific and is eaten as food
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree from western North America that provides wood for building
- Specialized
A small silver fish that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean and people eat
- Specialized
A rough-skinned newt that lives in western North America and has poison in its skin
A medium to tall fir from western North America with tiered branches and orange-scented needles when crushed
A small frog often heard along the Pacific coast that makes a loud repeating call
A large sea mammal with long tusks, whiskers, and thick blubber that lives on northern sea ice
A small shark that has two spines on its back and lives along the Pacific coast of North America
A large fish from rivers and the northwest coast of North America used for food
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pacific as an adjective comes from the ocean's name and the same root pax ('peace'), so when we call a place or people 'Pacific' we mean they are 'of or near the Pacific Ocean'.