sargasso
IPA: sɑrgˈæsoʊ
noun
- A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.
- (figuratively) Also Sargasso: a confused, tangled mass or situation.
- (biology, oceanography) A part of an ocean or sea characterized by floating masses of sargassos, like the Sargasso Sea.
- (figuratively) Also sargasso: a confused, tangled mass or situation.
- Short for Sargasso Sea. [An elongated area in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents.]
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Examples of "sargasso" in Sentences
- I found this image of the Sargasso Sea on the web.
- Certainly in Ghosts of the Sargasso there are enough of them.
- Frigate birds dive for food accompanying the debris or Sargasso.
- Later in life, they try to return to the Sargasso Sea to lay eggs.
- Frigate birds dive for the food accompanying the debris or sargasso.
- I kind of doubt that Sargasso Planet has anything to do with this show.
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