open ocean

noun

: an area of ocean that is far from land
fish caught in the open ocean

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And she's gone on more than 30 open ocean dives. Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 But Hurricane Humberto, a Category 5 monster churning several hundred miles away in the open ocean, steered Imelda away from the coast. Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025 The prevailing hypothesis suggests a gradual recovery that spanned approximately eight million years, during which amphibians and reptiles slowly invaded the open ocean in stages. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025 This included shooting on the open ocean. Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for open ocean

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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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