the vast expanse of the ocean

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• Ocean — O cean ([=o] shan), n. [F. oc[ e]an, L. oceanus, Gr. wkeano s ocean, in Homer, the great river supposed to encompass the earth.] 1. The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; called also the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ocean — oceanlike, adj. /oh sheuhn/, n. 1. the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth s surface. 2. any of the geographical divisions of this body, commonly given as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic… …   Universalium

• expanse — ex|panse [ıkˈspæns] n a very large area of water, sky, land etc expanse of ▪ an expanse of blue sky vast/wide/large etc expanse ▪ the vast expanse of the ocean …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ocean — /ˈoʊʃən / (say ohshuhn) noun 1. the vast body of salt water which covers almost three quarters of the earth s surface. 2. any of the geographical divisions of this body (commonly given as five: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic …  

• ocean — o•cean [[t]ˈoʊ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) oce the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth s surface 2) oce any of the geographical divisions of this body, commonly given as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic… …   From formal English to slang

• ocean — noun /ˈəʊ.ʃən,ˈoʊ.ʃən/ a) One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents. b) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs. Syn: ogin See Also:… …   Wiktionary

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• Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… …   Universalium

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