Home / Thesaurus / roaring forties
Thesaurus: roaring forties
The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50º S.
Related headwords
boisterousdefinitioncalleddefinitionhemispheredefinitionindiandefinitionlatitudesdefinitionmiddledefinitionoceandefinitionprevailingdefinitionsouthdefinitionsoutherndefinitionwesterlydefinitionwindsdefinitionstrongdefinitionroaringfamilyroaringlyfamilyroaringsfamilyroamsneighborroanneighborroanokeneighborroansneighborroarneighborroar offneighborroaredneighborroarerneighborroarersneighborroarsneighborroastneighborroast beefneighbor
Definitions
- The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50º S.
- The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called fromthe boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are especiallystrong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50º S.