ROARING FORTIES


Meaning of ROARING FORTIES in English

Function: noun

Usage: often cap R & F

Date: 1883

: a tract of ocean between roughly 40 and 50 degrees latitude south characterized by strong westerly winds and rough seas also : these winds

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.