ocean

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[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊ.ʃən/
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[change] Noun

Singular ocean

Plural oceans

1. An ocean is a large area of salt water.

   My great grandfather came across the Atlantic ocean from Scotland to Canada in 1882 on a sailing ship.

   She stood on a beach in Japan and looked east at the sun coming up over the Pacific ocean.

[change] See also

• sea