Ocean - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈəʊʃn|  American pronunciation of the word ocean
Brit.  |ˈəʊʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word ocean

noun

- a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume (syn: sea)

Extra examples

We've sailed across hundreds of miles of ocean.

I had cried oceans of tears.

The cliff walk along the ocean is very popular.

Looking out across the ocean, he saw land.

A window opened in the fog and we could finally see the ocean.

We passed the hotel and drove a bit beyond to see the ocean.

Our hotel room had a beautiful view of the ocean.

The illness was first transported across the ocean by European explorers.

Our hotel is a block from the ocean.

Their house occupies a beautiful spot next to the ocean.

This ship is the queen of all the ocean liners.

Their company has discovered new oil deposits below the ocean floor.

...a new ocean liner that claims to be the largest commercial vessel afloat...

“He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.

...a chasm in the ocean floor...

Word forms

noun
singular: ocean
plural: oceans
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