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- Dictionaryocean/ˈəʊʃn/
noun
- 1. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically: "the Atlantic Ocean" Similar
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The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx. 70.8% of Earth. In English, the term ocean also refers to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided. The following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic.
The meaning of OCEAN is the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth. How to use ocean in a sentence.
OCEAN definition: 1. a very large area of sea: 2. used in the name of each of the world's five main areas of sea…. Learn more.
Jun 14, 2024 · Ocean, continuous body of salt water held in enormous basins on Earth’s surface. There is one ‘world ocean,’ but researchers often separate it into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic oceans. Covering nearly 71 percent of Earth’s surface, the oceans have an average depth of 3,688 metres (12,100 feet).
The word ocean refers to one of the Earth's four distinct, large areas of salt water, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. The word can also mean the entire network of water that covers almost three quarters of our planet.
Jun 25, 2024 · The ocean is a huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface. The planet has one global ocean, though oceanographers and the countries of the world have traditionally divided it into five distinct regions: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic oceans.
noun. /ˈəʊʃn/. /ˈəʊʃn/. Idioms. . (usually the ocean) [singular] (especially North American English) the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface. The ship was dredged from the depths of the ocean. People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning.
ocean noun (AREA) one of the five main areas that the sea is divided into: the Pacific Ocean. (Definition of ocean from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Ocean definition: any part of or the entirety of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. See examples of OCEAN used in a sentence.
OCEAN meaning: 1 : the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface often used with the often used before another noun; 2 : one of the five large areas of salt water that cover much of the Earth's surface
