open ocean

noun

: an area of ocean that is far from land

fish caught in the open ocean

Examples of open ocean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bab el-Mandeb connects the Red Sea to the open ocean and, from there, to Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil customers in Asia. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Karina will stay away from land — spinning out its days in the open ocean — but some heavy surf could arrive to the shores of California later this week. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Its long, silver body and delicate fins are adapted for life in the open ocean. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

But SpaceX may need a bigger boat to deal with thousands of miles of open ocean. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for open ocean

• locomotion
• commotion
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• promotion
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• notion
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