# Pacific Ocean

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.

## Etymology
cf. Pacific. Portuguese explorer Magellan called the ocean pacífico (“peaceful”) (in c. 1519) because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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