oceangoing

Or o·cean-go·ing

[oh-shuhn-goh-ing]

adjective

1. (of a ship) designed and equipped to travel on the open sea.

2. noting or pertaining to sea transportation.

   oceangoing traffic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oceangoing¹

First recorded in 1880–85; ocean + going

Example Sentences

Building oceangoing vessels in the U.S. now costs four or five times more than building them in China or South Korea.

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“We do not know if the ship was oceangoing, meaning that it crossed over the North Sea to England,” Dr. Grønnesby said.

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To compete for colonies, Germany’s leaders decided that they also needed a modern oceangoing navy that could challenge Britain’s centuries-old command of the seas.

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The Tradepoint Atlantic terminal, which is used by Volkswagen, is at the mouth of the harbor, east of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and still accessible to oceangoing vessels.

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Climate change is anticipated to make more streams uninhabitable for salmon and oceangoing trout.

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Related Words

• aquatic 
• deep-sea 
• marine 
• naval 
• seafaring 
• seagoing