open ocean

noun

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

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Pack ice, a type of free-floating ice that drifts on the open ocean, surrounds Antarctica. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025 One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean. Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025 At no great distance from the base of the derrick, there were million-dollar views northeast toward Acadia and south toward the open ocean. Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 The most numerous of these may be the chaetognaths (arrow worms), which are found in tremendous numbers in the open ocean, especially near the surface. Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 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 16 Oct. 2025.

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