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ocean

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈoʊʃən/ · UK /ˈəʊʃən/

ocean means: One of the very large areas of salt water that cover most of Earth.

noun

VAST SEAA2

One of the very large areas of salt water that cover most of Earth.

  • The ocean looks calm today.
  • Whales travel across vast oceans.
  • Their ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean in ten days.

Similar words: sea

Common phrases: Pacific Ocean, ocean floor, cross the ocean

VAST AMOUNTC1

An extremely large amount of something or a very large space.

  • An ocean of darkness surrounded them.
  • She felt lost in an ocean of paperwork.
  • The discovery opened an ocean of possibilities.

How to use it: an ocean of something (An ocean of faces stretched out before the singer.)

Similar words: sea, vast expanse, immense quantity

Common phrases: ocean of faces, ocean of sadness, ocean of possibilities

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