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NORTHWEST PASSAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
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