noun
an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑sea
• Part Holonyms: ↑Atlantic, ↑Atlantic Ocean
• Part Meronyms: ↑Orkney Islands, ↑Kattegatt, ↑Skagerrak, ↑Skagerak, ↑Zuider Zee
Useful english dictionary. 2012.