Definition of Gulf of Oman

1. Noun. An arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf.

Group relationships: Arabian Sea
Generic synonyms: Gulf

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gulf Of Oman

Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aegina
Gulf of Akaba
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Antalya
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of California
Gulf of Carpenteria
Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Lepanto
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Ob
Gulf of Oman (current term)
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Siam
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gulf of Suez
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Venice
Gulf stream
Gullah
Gulliver
Gulliverian
Gulls

Literary usage of Gulf of Oman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"TC and Standen, R. Descriptions of sixty-eight new Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and N'orth Arabian Sea, dredged by Mr. FW Townsend, ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... and 32° 30' and 60° E., is bounded W. by the Red Sea, S. by the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, and E. by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. ..."

3. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and by India Foreign and Political Dept (1892)
"... the Persian Gulf and Gulf of 'Oman which is within the dominions of His Majesty the Shah of Persia ; Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in ..."

4. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and by India Foreign and Political Dept (1892)
"EXTRACT ORDER IN COUNCIL RELATING to BRITISH CONSULAR JURISDICTION in the PERSIAN GULP and GULF OF 'OMAN (Persian Coasts and Islands), 13th December 1889. ..."

5. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"GULF of OMAN is the funnel-shaped entrance to the Persian Gulf, included between the province of Oman aud the opposite coast of Makran. ..."

6. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1896)
"The mean strength of winds in the Gulf of Oman and the north of the Arabian Sea in January and February is 2'0, and ranges between 1 and 3. ..."

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