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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 quotes

  • (..) Who are they? They are the dark armies. The dark, murdering armies of Eurasia. In the barren deserts of Africa and India. On the oceans of Australasia, courage, strength and youth are sacrificed, sacrificed to barbarians whose only honour is atrocity. But even as we grasp at victory, (..)
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