ocean (ˈəʊʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- a very large stretch of sea, esp one of the five oceans of the world, the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic
- the body of salt water covering approximately 70 per cent of the earth's surface
- a huge quantity or expanse ⇒
an ocean of replies
- literary the sea
Word Origin
C13: via Old French from Latin ōceanus, from Greek ōkeanosOceanusTranslations
- British English:
ocean
The ocean is the sea.There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean.ˈəʊʃən NOUN There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean.
- Spanish:
océano
nm
- French:
océan
nm
- German:
Ozean
nm
- Chinese: 海洋 n
- Arabic: مُحِيطٌ n
- Portuguese: oceano nm
- Russian: океан nm
- Croatian: ocean nm
- Czech: oceán nm
- Danish: ocean nnt
- Dutch: oceaan nm
- Finnish: valtameri n
- Greek: ωκεανός nm
- Italian: oceano nm
- Japanese: 海洋 n
- Korean: 대양 n
- Norwegian: hav nnt
- Polish: ocean nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: oceano nm
- European Spanish:
océano
nm
- Swedish: hav nnt
- Thai: มหาสมุทร n
- Turkish: okyanus n
- Vietnamese: đại dương n
Usage examples
Moonlight reflected off the surface of the ocean thirty-seven thousand feet below.
, CHAMELEON (2002)"You have to be fit to sail a long ocean race with a small crew.
Yachting Boating World (2004)The rooftop pool, shaped like an emerald and surrounded by curtained cabanas, offers a panoramic view of the ocean.
Globe and Mail (2003)Dr Hansom says:'The ocean floor gives us evidence about what the climate of the earth has been like in the past.
Glasgow Herald (2001)At 33 years of age, Meikle had been ocean racing for almost 20 years.
, FATAL STORM (2001)