ocean
noun
any part of or the entirety of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface.
oceans
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pluralof ocean.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Panama Canal greatly reduces the time and distance ships have to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It can also help reconstruct the ecology of early Paleozoic oceans, when crinoids were among many early animal groups flourishing in reef ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fueled by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“This creates far too many opportunities for something to go wrong, and when something does go wrong, it’s our oceans, beaches, wildlife and coastal economy that pay the price.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The sun’s temperature will increase gradually before that, boiling off the oceans and turning Earth into an uninhabitable desert like Venus.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
