ocean
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
oceans
plural
oceans
Britannica Dictionary definition of OCEAN
1
[noncount]
:
the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface
— often used with the
— often used before another noun
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We've sailed across hundreds of miles of ocean.
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They lived near the ocean. [=the sea]
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He had never seen the ocean before.
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There's a storm moving in from the ocean.
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The ship quickly sank to the bottom of the ocean.
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the deepest parts of the ocean
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the ocean floor/bottom/surface
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the salty ocean air
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ocean fish
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an ocean voyage/liner
2
[count]
or
Ocean
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one of the five large areas of salt water that cover much of the Earth's surface
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the Atlantic Ocean
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the Pacific and Indian oceans
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the Arctic/Antarctic Ocean
3
[count]
informal
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a very large number or amount of something
— often plural
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an ocean of sadness
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oceans of time [=lots of time]
a drop in the ocean
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oceanic birds/islands/waters
