ocean

ocean

noun, often attributive \ˈō-shən\

Definition of OCEAN

1

a : the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth b : any of the large bodies of water (as the Atlantic Ocean) into which the great ocean is divided

2

: a very large or unlimited space or quantity

Examples of OCEAN

1. We've sailed across hundreds of miles of ocean.
2. the Pacific and Indian oceans

Origin of OCEAN

Middle English occean, from Anglo-French, from Latin oceanus, from Greek Ōkeanos, a river thought of as encircling the earth, ocean

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to OCEAN

Synonyms: blue, brine, deep, Neptune, sea, seven seas

Related Words: blue water, high seas, main, waters; basin; Davy Jones's locker, depths

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Other Oceanography Terms

littoral, sound

Rhymes with OCEAN

Goshen, groschen, lotion, motion, notion, potion