ocean

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A man's boat capsizes in the middle of the ocean and he prays to God for help.

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a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

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noun

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

noun

anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ocean.

noun

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

noun

anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

Example sentences

A man's boat capsizes in the middle of the ocean and he prays to God for help.

We are not spying at US citizens, only at this other guys across the ocean.

James Cameron recently dove to the deepest parts of the ocean in his own submersible.

Protesting on the streets would be as useful in most cities in the US as wandering around next to a shipping lane on the open ocean.

That's like pissing in the ocean for a good time.- Linode got railroaded here and the general reaction by folks is a little overdone.

Some wikipedia entries and other sources state lightning is uncommon over water and the open ocean.

Now, if youre not from the USA, I can already hear you objecting that its impractical to drive a small fleet of ocean-going vessels on suburban streets, or that its wasteful to retain a staff of thousands just to make the daily commute, or that its not all that great, environment-wise, to knock over city blocks every time I make a Starbucks run.