Meaning | A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere. |
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Category of | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
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shore | The land along the edge of a body of water |
Instances | Antarctic Ocean | The southern waters surrounding Antarctica |
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Arctic Ocean | ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole |
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean | The 2nd largest ocean |
Indian Ocean | The 3rd largest ocean |
Pacific, Pacific Ocean | The largest ocean in the world |
Part of | hydrosphere | The watery layer of the earth's surface |
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Narrower | deep | literary term for an ocean |
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Broader | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
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Spanish | mar, océano |
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Catalan | oceà |
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Adjectives | oceanic | relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean |
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oceanic | constituting or living in the open sea |
transoceanic | on or from the other side of an ocean |