ocean

Definition

  • noun: the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface
  • noun: the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth
  • often used with 'the'
  • synonyms: set, ogin

Examples

  • The ship quickly sank to the bottom of 'the ocean'.

  • We've sailed across hundreds of miles of 'ocean'.

  • There's a storm moving in from 'the ocean'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Right there. And here and here. We're excited. First day of school. Here we go. We're ready to learn. What do we have to remember about the ocean? - lt's not safe. - That's my boy. First, we check to see that the coast is clear. We go out and back in. Then we go out and back in. (..)
    2003 Finding Nemo
  • (..) So, Coral, when you said you wanted an ocean view, you didn't think you were going to get the whole ocean, did you? A fish can breathe out here. Did your man deliver or did he deliver? - My man delivered. (..)
    2003 Finding Nemo