oceannoun
uk/ˈəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈoʊ.ʃən/A2 [ S ] a very large area of sea:
These mysterious creatures live at the bottom of the ocean.
[ C ] used in the name of each of the world's five main areas of sea:
the Atlantic/Pacific/Indian/Arctic/Antarctic Ocean
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- We have a clear view of the ocean from our hotel window.
- The ship sank slowly to the depths of the ocean.
- The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- From the top of the hill we could see the ocean far away and, in the middle distance, the village.
- The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Seas & oceans
- Aegean
- briny
- deep
- deep-sea
- depth
- English Channel
- guyot
- la Niña
- marine
- med
- mid-ocean ridge
- oceanic
- oceanography
- salt water
- territorial sea
- the doldrums
- the high seas
- the Irish Sea
- the Southern Ocean
- undersea
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Idiom(s)
oceans of sth