What is the meaning of Ocean?

  • (n.) One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans.
  • (n.) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.
  • (n.) The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the sea or great sea.
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APAWebster's. (2011). ocean. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ocean/definitions/2038225
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "ocean" http://smartdefine.org/ocean/definitions/2038225 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, ocean, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ocean/definitions/2038225>.
MLAWebster's. "ocean" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ocean/definitions/2038225>
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