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Bass Strait

Meaning of "Bass Strait" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BASS STRAIT

bæs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASS STRAIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bass Strait is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASS STRAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bass Strait

Bass Strait /ˈbæs/ is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.

Definition of Bass Strait in the English dictionary

The definition of Bass Strait in the dictionary is a channel between mainland Australia and Tasmania, linking the Indian Ocean and the Tasman Sea.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASS STRAIT

Basse-Normandie · Basse-Terre · Bassein · Bassenthwaite · basser · Basses-Alpes · basset · basset horn · basset hound · Basseterre

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASS STRAIT

Bering Strait · character trait · Cook Strait · Davis Strait · Denmark Strait · distrait · extrait · Formosa Strait · Hudson Strait · Korea Strait · krait · Menai Strait · Palk Strait · portrait · self-portrait · strait · studio portrait · Sunda Strait · Taiwan Strait · Torres Strait · trait

Synonyms and antonyms of Bass Strait in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Bass Strait» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASS STRAIT

Find out the translation of Bass Strait to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Bass Strait from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bass Strait» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

巴斯海峡
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Estrecho de Bass
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Bass Strait
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बास स्ट्रेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مضيق باس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

пролив Басса
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Bass Strait
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাস স্ট্রেট
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

détroit de Bass
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Selat Bass
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Bass Strait
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

バス海峡
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

배스 해협
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Selat Bageyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eo biển Bass
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாஸ் ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बास सामुद्रधुनी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Bas Boğazı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Stretto di Bass
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Bass Strait
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

пролив Басса
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Strâmtoarea Bass
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Bass Strait
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bass Strait
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bass Strait
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bass-stredet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bass Strait

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASS STRAIT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bass Strait

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASS STRAIT»

Discover the use of Bass Strait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bass Strait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Observations on the Coasts of Van Diemen's Land, on Bass's ...
"Observations extracted from [Flinders'] journals of expeditions from Port Jackson ... undertaken for the purpose of exploring the neighbouring coasts ... put together ... for the convenience of those who may be among the first to use this ...
Matthew Flinders, 1965
2
Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the ...
What was the relationship between NSW Pidgin, Bass Strait Pidgin and South Seas Whalers Jargon ? One question in need of further research is the nature of the relationship between NSW Pidgin and the Pidgin English spoken in Bass Strait.
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tyron, 1996
3
The Bass Strait Ferry "City of Melbourne": Pioneer ...
History of early steam ferry services on Bass Strait.
Graeme Broxam, 2007
4
Journeying and Journalling: Creative and Critical ...
Dancing With Devils: The Aboriginal Women and the Sealers of Bass Strait and Kangaroo Island in the Early Nineteenth Century KaY merrY Following the discovery of vast numbers of the highly prized fur seal in Bass Strait in 1797, many ...
Giselle Bastin, Giselle Bastin, Kate Douglas, Michele McCrea and Michael X. Savvas, 2010
5
Bass Strait Ketches
A history of the mosquito fleet of schooners and ketches which served some of the more remote seaports of Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia until land transport became sufficently developed to replace them.
Harold Salter, 1991
6
The Australia directory. Vol.1. 5th-10th ed. [With]
Description of winds and currents ; sailing directions between Cape Leeuwin and Sydney, continued from the Introduction ; winds near Cape Leeuwin and to Bass strait; winds on the south coast of Australia; barometer ...... 494,495 Winds and ...
Admiralty hydrogr. dept, 1868
7
Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda
Australian aplacophoran molluscs: I. Chaetodermomorpha from Bass Strait and the continental slope off southeastern Australia Rec. Aust. Mus. 41: 43-62 [52]. Type data: holotype NMV F54188. paratype(s) NMV F54187 1 specimen.
‎2001
8
Zoological Catalogue of Australia:
Distribution: 200 m bathymetric (Bass Strait), VlC; Western Port. Ecology: benthic, marine, subtidaL Heteroserolis longicaudata (Beddard, l884) Serolls longicaudata Beddard. F.E. (l884). Preliminary notice of the lsopoda collected during the ...
W. W. K. Houston, Pamela L. Beesley, Australian Biological Resources Study, 2002
9
Coastal Altimetry
11.3.4 Bass Strait The Bass Strait calibration site (40° 39¢S, 145° 36¢E) has provided the first southern hemisphere contribution to the absolute calibration effort of T/P, Jason-1 and Jason-2. Unlike the Harvest and Corsica sites, the Bass Strait ...
Stefano Vignudelli, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Paolo Cipollini, 2011
10
Coastline Changes: Interrelation of Climate and Geological ...
The area of investigation covers the southeastern Australian continental shelf and abyssal basins of the southeastern region, including the Bass Strait, the Tasman Sea, and the Tasmanian coast, as well as part of the South Australian and New ...
Jan Harff, William W. Hay, Daniel M. Tetzlaff, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASS STRAIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bass Strait is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Method in the madness of buying Flinders Island abattoir
... abattoir — on Flinders Island in Bass Strait — is a booming business struggling to expand fast enough to meet burgeoning demand. «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Waitress Ruby Keady with Fish Frenzy's pan-seared fresh …
But by then scallops are also expected to be rolling in from the commonwealth fishery in Bass Strait. Fish Frenzy manager Andrew Wood said ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
3
Gas producers accused of profiteering, hoarding in ACCC inquiry
But Exxon, operator of the large Bass Strait venture with BHP Billiton, said joint marketing was critical to align partners on investment decisions ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Victoria Museum 3D Scans Rare 20-Foot Long Basking Shark – 3D …
It was just a couple of weeks ago when a fishing trawler accidentally caught the shark in the Bass Strait off of the coast of Portland, Victoria, ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
5
Rum, ratbags and rebels podcast sheds light on Matthew Flinders …
"They discover the Strait and Flinders says, 'Buddy, you were the guy who thought of this thing. I'm going to name it Bass Strait'," Mr Hunt said. «ABC Local, Jul 15»
6
Gregory Day's Archipelago of Souls examines war in Crete and the …
Archipelago of Souls by Gregory Day. The other island is about 64 kilometres south from where we sit, windswept King Island in the Bass Strait. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Liberal energy minister likes wind energy, supports new wind farm
... namely a second Bass Strait cable connecting Tasmania to the NEM – to capitalise on the state's “extraordinary” green energy potential. «RenewEconomy, Jul 15»
8
Replica of 500-year-old Portugese caravel ship docks in Brisbane …
With 12 tonnes of bluestone as ballast, he said the Notorious was stable in all conditions, including the gales of Bass Strait. Centuries ago, the ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
9
Bass Strait's artificial structures seal the deal for hungry fur seals
A study looking at the feeding behaviour of Australian fur seals in Bass Strait has found the animals benefit from the shipwrecks, pipelines and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Seabirds use strong sense of smell to fly between world's oceans …
"The short-tailed shearwater, for instance, which breeds in islands - particularly centred on Bass Strait in Victoria and Tasmania - does not only ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
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