noun
1. an arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
• Members of this Region: ↑battle of the Bismarck Sea
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑sea
2. a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
• Syn: ↑battle of the Bismarck Sea
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.