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Definition of the roaring forties noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the roaring forties

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/ðə ˌrɔːrɪŋ ˈfɔːtiz/

/ðə ˌrɔːrɪŋ ˈfɔːrtiz/

[plural]

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an area of rough ocean between latitudes 40° and 50° south

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