"Bermuda Triangle" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Bermuda Triangle [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Bermuda Triangle}} the Bermuda Triangle
  1. An area in the Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes have disappeared under allegedly mysterious circumstances. Synonyms: Devil's Triangle, Triangle [informal] Derived forms: Pacific Bermuda Triangle Related terms: Dragon's Triangle (english: in the Pacific), Nevada Triangle (english: in the state of Nevada), Graveyard of the Atlantic Translations (area in the Atlantic Ocean): 百慕大三角 (Bǎimùdà sānjiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Bermuda Driehoek (Dutch), Bermudan kolmio (Finnish), Triangle des Bermudes [masculine] (French), Bermuda-Dreieck [neuter] (German), Bermudadreieck [neuter] (German), τρίγωνο των Βερμούδων (trígono ton Vermoúdon) [neuter] (Greek), Bermuda-háromszög (Hungarian), Triangolo delle Bermuda (Italian), バーミューダトライアングル (Bāmyūda-toraianguru) (Japanese), Бермудын гурвалжин (Bermudyn gurvalžin) (Mongolian), Trójkąt Bermudzki [masculine] (Polish), Triângulo das Bermudas [masculine] (Portuguese), Берму́дский треуго́льник (Bermúdskij treugólʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), Triángulo de las Bermudas [masculine] (Spanish), Bermudatriangeln (Swedish), สามเหลี่ยมเบอร์มิวดา (Thai), Bermuda Şeytan Üçgeni (Turkish), Берму́дський трику́тник (Bermúdsʹkyj trykútnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Bermuda_Triangle-en-name-UiX063ZH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 74 26

Noun

Forms: Bermuda Triangles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Bermuda Triangle}} Bermuda Triangle (plural Bermuda Triangles)
  1. (by extension) Any place where objects mysteriously disappear. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Pseudoscience Translations (any area where things mysteriously disappear): Bermudan kolmio (Finnish), Triangle des Bermudes (French), trójkąt bermudzki [masculine] (Polish), sumidouro [masculine] (Portuguese), Берму́дский треуго́льник (Bermúdskij treugólʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), Bermudski trikotnik (Slovene), Bermuda Şeytan Üçgeni (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Bermuda_Triangle-en-noun-cIfGpXfb Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 44 56

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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