oceangoing

adjective

Definition of oceangoingnext
as in seafaring

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Recent Examples of oceangoing Today, fewer than 60 large oceangoing Jones Act tankers remain in service. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026 That math pushes shippers toward barges and away from proper oceangoing vessels. — Colin Grabow, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 The first oceangoing reactor was deployed on a US submarine in 1955. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 This combination of space, intimacy, pastoral views and access to exceptional vineyards can’t be replicated on oceangoing yachts. — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for oceangoing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceangoing
  1. naval
  2. seagoing
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  • Four Kuwaiti service members were wounded by an Iranian attack on a Kuwaiti naval vessel, the country’s Defense Ministry said.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Rauscher finished his tour in Vietnam as a Petty Officer 3rd Class, but spent some remaining months of his naval service in Seattle.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of naval
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  • The two companies plan to equip up to 100 of their seagoing ships with Alsym batteries as an auxiliary power source.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Ships, submarines, and other seagoing vessels are tested here from design to completion.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2022
Definition of seagoing

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