oceanographic
Americanadjective
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She compared being on the Plancius, which was originally an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy, to staying at a Hampton Inn rather than a Marriott.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Defeo presented these findings during the symposium's first scientific session, dedicated to oceanographic sciences.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025
Its subsidiary won a S$198 million contract to build an advanced oceanographic research vessel for Taiwan’s National Academy of Marine Research over four years, the analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
China has greater strategic ambitions and it's likely to send more ships to the Indian Ocean region for oceanographic research or to protect its commercial interests, experts say.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024
It was the Prince of Monaco, supreme pontiff of oceanographic science, who established forever the existence of the fabulous kraken.
From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Charlotte Brewster Jordan
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