Phrase guide

Bermuda Triangle

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

An area of the Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes have disappeared under allegedly mysterious circumstances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Devil's Triangle, Triangle

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any place where objects mysteriously disappear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • The dryer is a Bermuda Triangle for socks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: area, country

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Берму́дски триъ́гълник (Bermúdski triǎ́gǎlnik) — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 百慕大三角 (Bǎimùdà sānjiǎo) — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Dutch: Bermuda Driehoek — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Finnish: Bermudan kolmio — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • French: Triangle des Bermudes — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • German: Bermuda-Dreieck — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • German: Bermudadreieck — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Greek: τρίγωνο των Βερμούδων (trígono ton Vermoúdon) — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Hungarian: Bermuda-háromszög — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Irish: Triantán Bheirmiúda — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Italian: Triangolo delle Bermuda — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Japanese: バーミューダトライアングル (Bāmyūda-toraianguru) — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Mongolian: Бермудын гурвалжин (Bermudyn gurvalžin) — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Polish: Trójkąt Bermudzki — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Portuguese: Triângulo das Bermudas — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Russian: Берму́дский треуго́льник (Bermúdskij treugólʹnik) — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Spanish: Triángulo de las Bermudas — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Swedish: Bermudatriangeln — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Thai: สามเหลี่ยมเบอร์มิวดา — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Turkish: Bermuda Şeytan Üçgeni — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Ukrainian: Берму́дський трику́тник (Bermúdsʹkyj trykútnyk) — area in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Finnish: Bermudan kolmio — any area where things mysteriously disappear
  • French: Triangle des Bermudes — any area where things mysteriously disappear
  • Polish: trójkąt bermudzki — any area where things mysteriously disappear
  • Portuguese: sumidouro — any area where things mysteriously disappear
  • Russian: Берму́дский треуго́льник (Bermúdskij treugólʹnik) — any area where things mysteriously disappear
  • Slovene: Bermudski trikotnik — any area where things mysteriously disappear
  • Turkish: Bermuda Şeytan Üçgeni — any area where things mysteriously disappear