Forties

See also: forties

English

Etymology

From forties, due to the dpth of the area.

Proper noun

Forties

  1. A sea area, in the northern part of the North Sea, where the depth of water is consistently forty fathoms

Synonyms
  • Long Forties

Anagrams
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