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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

  • (..) Well, do you do research here? No. Here, I'm just a trainer, But I want to work out on the ocean. I'm goin' back to school To get my PhD. In marine biology. But if you do that, (..)
    1993 Free Willy
  • (..) He thinks I'm the wicked witch or something 'cause of the medical tests I had to do on him. You know, out in the ocean, Killer whales like Willy Live in families. Pods. Some of them spend their (..)
    1993 Free Willy