ROARING FORTIES


Meaning of ROARING FORTIES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Usage: often capitalized 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.