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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 approximately 70.8% of Earth. [8] In English, the term ocean also refers to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided. [9] The following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic.
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.
Nov 3, 2024 · An ocean is a continuous body of salt water that is contained in an enormous basin on Earth’s surface. The major oceans and their marginal seas cover nearly 71 percent of Earth’s surface, with an average depth of 3,688 metres (12,100 feet).
: the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth. The ocean covers most of our planet, regulates our weather and climate, absorbs vast amounts of carbon dioxide, provides most of our oxygen, and feeds much of the human population. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. b.
ocean in British English. (ˈəʊʃən ) noun. 1. a very large stretch of sea, esp one of the five oceans of the world, the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic. 2. the body of salt water covering approximately 70 per cent of the earth's surface. 3. a huge quantity or expanse.
Mar 21, 2019 · The ocean is a continuous body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Ocean currents govern the world's weather and churn a...
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
Sep 18, 2024 · Vocabulary. 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.
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)
n. 1. The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. 2. Abbr. Oc. or O. Any of the principal divisions of the ocean, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans. 3. A great expanse or amount: "that ocean of land which is Russia" (Henry A. Kissinger).
