Pacific

See also: pacific, pacífic, and Pacífic

English

Etymology

From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn.

Proper noun

the Pacific

1. The Pacific Ocean.

Derived terms

• trans-Pacific
• transpacific

Translations

Pacific Ocean — see Pacific Ocean

Noun

Pacific (plural Pacifics)

1. (rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.

Adjective

Pacific (not comparable)

1. Related to the Pacific Ocean.

Derived terms

• Indo-Pacific
• Pacific blackchin
• Pacific County
• Pacific Daylight Time
• Pacific diver
• Pacific herring
• Pacific Islander
• Pacific Islands
• Pacific loon
• Pacific Northwest
• Pacific Rim
• Pacific silver fir
• Pacific Standard Time

 

Translations

related to the Pacific Ocean

• Czech: pacifický (cs)

• Polish: pacyficzny (pl)