ocean Definition
ocean (ō′s̸hən)
noun
- the great body of salt water that covers approximately 71% of the surface of the earth
- any of its four principal geographical divisions: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, or Arctic Ocean
- any great expanse or quantity
Etymology: ME occean < OFr < L Oceanus < Gr Ōkeanos, the outer sea (in contrast to the Mediterranean), orig. thought of as a great river flowing around the earth
ocean Synonyms
ocean
n.
Oceans of the world include: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, Indian, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific.
ocean Usage Examples
Possessives
- earth: The tides Tides result from the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on the Earth's oceans.
- world: Killer whales, actually a kind of dolphin, are found in all the world's oceans.
Converse of object
- overlook: What a spectacular setting overlooking the ocean on the windward side of the Island.
- roam: Enter the American 688 Attack Sub, one of the most fearsome US subs ever to roam the oceans.
- traverse: Maybe with snipers and things now isnât the best time to traverse the ocean but this was a potent performance.
- cross: The tsunami took seven hours to cross the Indian ocean which is 4500 km wide.
- swim: So he climbed the highest mountain, swam the deepest ocean and walked the biggest desert.
- compare: One might refer to them as a drop in the ocean compared to the disorder present in the rest of the world.
Adjective modifier
- Atlantic: Posted by Stuart at 12:41 PM Comments the atlantic ocean!
- pacific: Caribbean with port in the rum with a permit the pacific ocean.
- Indian: The tsunami took seven hours to cross the Indian ocean which is 4500 km wide.
- Pacific: They separate the Indian and Pacific Oceans along the Equator.
- boundless: On the other side of the island, where it opens upon the boundless ocean, it has the islands called Orcades.
- azure: The breeze from the Bay of Bengal was bracing, the sun glistened off the azure ocean and the palm fronds swayed.
Modifies a noun
- liner: Outside, the building dominates the area like a huge ocean liner towering over Soho.
- circulation: Its aim was to improve our understanding of how ocean circulation affects the Earth's climate.
- wave: The conversation has been in progress for a long time - in the case of ocean waves, for a very long time.
- swell: The boat is constructed to an Australian design, with a solid hull, designed to ride out big southern ocean swells.
- crust: The reserve appears to be the best preserved fragment of ocean crust known above sea level.
- floor: At low tide, guided walks of the ocean floor are led by naturalists.
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