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ocean

(oʊʃən)
Word forms: plural oceans
1. singular noun
The ocean is the sea.
There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.
Synonyms: sea, the deep, the waves, main More Synonyms of ocean
2. countable noun
An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface.
They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.
...the Indian Ocean.
3. countable noun
If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it.
[informal, emphasis]
I had cried oceans of tears. [+ of]
APEC seems be drowning in an ocean of jargon. [+ of]
4. 
See a drop in the ocean
More Synonyms of ocean

ocean in British English

(ˈəʊʃən)
noun
1. 
a very large stretch of sea, esp one of the five oceans of the world, the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic
2. 
the body of salt water covering approximately 70 per cent of the earth's surface
3. 
a huge quantity or expanse
an ocean of replies
4.  literary
the sea
Word origin
C13: via Old French from Latin ōceanus, from Greek ōkeanos Oceanus

ocean in American English

(ˈoʊʃən)
noun
1. 
the great body of salt water that covers approximately 71% of the surface of theearth
2. 
any of its four principal geographical divisions: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, or Arctic Ocean
3. 
any great expanse or quantity
Word origin
ME occean < OFr < L Oceanus < Gr Ōkeanos, the outer sea (in contrast to the Mediterranean), orig. thought of as a great riverflowing around the earth

More idioms containing
ocean

a drop in the ocean

Examples of 'ocean' in a sentence
ocean

Jumping in the ocean is one of the great joys in my life.
The Sun (2016)
Now which company looks like the large ocean liner that is so difficult to change from its course, once set?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Experts predict that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the world 's oceans.
The Sun (2017)
The 40 chalets all have ocean views and mood lighting in the bathrooms; some also have plunge pools.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a central wooden structure with nine rooms, some with an ocean view, and a couple of stone bungalows.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The sub carried two passengers and they would patrol the ocean floor searching for coral.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
Oceans are warming faster than expected and absorbing less carbon dioxide than expected.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The age of the ocean liner has passed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What we need is more computing power to get much better detail of the ocean surface temperatures.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They were at one with the oceans.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
He plans to set a record by going to the bottom of five oceans.
The Sun (2012)
There is no sea or ocean that could stop my love for you.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One has an ocean bigger than all the oceans on earth combined.
The Sun (2012)
And yet how recently has this view of the ocean crept up on us all.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The bottom of the wave catches on the ocean floor and energy is thrust upwards.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Its recovery appears to be linked to warmer ocean temperatures.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is thought there may be oceans under its surface.
The Sun (2006)
Or perhaps it has disappeared into one of the ocean trenches.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
Imagine an ocean liner in miniature.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The only other place in the solar system known to have oceans is Earth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Then, as if by magic, the ocean became calm.
The Sun (2013)
They are winning as a tug, straining sideways against the momentum of a huge ocean liner, can win.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And those involved are pretty small: a few degrees between cooler land and warmer ocean at night, a few tens of degrees between tropics and poles.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)

In other languages
ocean

British English: ocean /ˈəʊʃən/ NOUN
The ocean is the sea.
There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean.
  • American English: ocean
  • Arabic: مُحِيطٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: oceano
  • Chinese: 海洋
  • Croatian: ocean
  • Czech: oceán
  • Danish: ocean
  • Dutch: oceaan
  • European Spanish: océano
  • Finnish: valtameri
  • French: océan
  • German: Ozean
  • Greek: ωκεανός
  • Italian: oceano
  • Japanese: 海洋
  • Korean: 대양
  • Norwegian: hav
  • Polish: ocean
  • European Portuguese: oceano
  • Romanian: ocean
  • Russian: океан
  • Latin American Spanish: océano
  • Swedish: hav
  • Thai: มหาสมุทร
  • Turkish: okyanus
  • Ukrainian: океан
  • Vietnamese: đại dương

Chinese translation of 'ocean'

ocean

(ˈəuʃən)

n (c)

  1. 海洋 (hǎiyáng) (片, piàn)
    oceans of (inf) 许(許)多 (xǔduō)
    it's a drop in the ocean 沧(滄)海一粟 (cānghǎi yī sù)
1 (noun) 
Definition
the sea
the beautiful sight of the calm ocean on a warm night
Synonyms
sea
Most of the kids have never seen the sea.
the deep
whales and other creatures of the deep
the waves
main
the drink (informal)
His plane went down in the drink.
the briny (informal)
2 (noun) 
Definition
a huge quantity or expanse
He has oceans of loyal fans.
Synonyms
a lot
a great deal
a mass (informal)
a load (informal)
a multitude
a heap
a stack
an abundance
a large amount
a plethora
a quantity
a profusion
a number
a vast number

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See Seas and oceans

Additional synonyms

in the sense of the deep
Definition
the ocean
whales and other creatures of the deep
Synonyms
the ocean,
the sea,
the waves,
the main,
the drink (informal),
the high seas,
the briny (informal)
in the sense of the drink
His plane went down in the drink.
Synonyms
the sea,
the main,
the deep,
the ocean,
the briny (informal)

Synonyms of 'ocean'

ocean

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