Definitions for oceanˈoʊ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ceanˈoʊ ʃən(n.)
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the earth's surface.
Category: Oceanography
any of the geographical divisions of this body, commonly given as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic oceans.
Category: Oceanography
a vast expanse or quantity:
an ocean of grass.
Origin of ocean:
1250–1300; ME (< OF) < L < Gk ŌkeanósOceanus
Princeton's WordNet
ocean(noun)
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
ocean, sea(noun)
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ocean(noun)ˈoʊ ʃən
the large bodies of salt water on the earth
the sound of the ocean; fish that live in the ocean; ocean currents/beaches
oceanˈoʊ ʃən
one of the five regions of the ocean
the Antarctic Ocean; the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Wiktionary
ocean(Noun)
One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents.
ocean(Noun)
Water belonging to an ocean.
The island is surrounded by ocean
ocean(Noun)
An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.
Ocean(ProperNoun)
of modern usage.
Origin: From the vocabulary word ocean, inspired by the fashionable French female name Océane.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
OCEAN
An old toper who is always soaked, has many a hard night along the coast, floats many a schooner, lashes himself into a fury because so frequently crossed, and has his barks in every port. At sea, the king of the elements; on shore, a mere surf.
Translations for ocean
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ocean(noun)
the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface.
- oseaan, see, wêreldseeAfrikaans
- مُحيطArabic
- океаниBulgarian
- oceanoPortuguese (BR)
- oceánCzech
- der OzeanGerman
- hav; oceanDanish
- ωκεανόςGreek
- océanoSpanish
- ookeanEstonian
- اقیانوسFarsi
- meriFinnish
- océanFrench
- יָםHebrew
- महासागरHindi
- oceanCroatian
- tengerHungarian
- samudraIndonesian
- haf,úthafIcelandic
- oceanoItalian
- 海Japanese
- 바다Korean
- vandenynas, okeanasLithuanian
- okeānsLatvian
- lautMalay
- oceaanDutch
- hav, oseanNorwegian
- oceanPolish
- اقیانوسPersian
- سيندPashto
- oceanoPortuguese
- oceanRomanian
- (мировой) океанRussian
- oceánSlovak
- oceanSlovenian
- okeanSerbian
- ocean, havSwedish
- น่านน้ำทะเลกว้างใหญ่Thai
- okyanusTurkish
- 海洋Chinese (Trad.)
- океанUkrainian
- سمندرUrdu
- đại dươngVietnamese
- 海洋Chinese (Simp.)
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