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Meaning of ROARING FORTIES

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Roar"ing for"ties\ (Naut.)
The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called
from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are
especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50[deg] S.
 
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