Ocean
Named saltwater body
Ocean is a vast body of salt water covering most of Earth's surface.
The connected mass divides into named regions—Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern—though they form one continuous system.
Ocean suggests immensity: an ocean of grief, oceans of paperwork.
The house overlooked the ocean.
In casual use, ocean and sea are interchangeable, though seas are technically smaller or partially enclosed.
Saltwater body, not ocean
- watersBodies of liquid
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- IndianPerson from either continent
Arctic · Antarctic · basin · trench · abyss · continental shelf · seafloor · Mariana
Relating to the sea
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- dolphinEcholocating marine mammal
shark · fish · plankton · kelp · seaweed · jellyfish · octopus · sea turtle
Waves near shore
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- swellIncrease in size
- currentDirected flow of charge
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
whitecap · crest · trough · ripple · undertow · riptide · tsunami · storm surge
State of being immense
- depthDistance below surface
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
fathomless · overwhelming · drowning · adrift · submerged · surfacing · depths · abyss
Entering water deliberately
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- CousteauFrench undersea explorer
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
bathyscaphe · deep-sea · expedition · discovery · Titanic · submersible · research vessel · ROV
sea
Saltwater body, not ocean
Indian · Arctic · Antarctic · basin · trench · abyss · continental shelf · seafloor · Mariana · deep
marine
Relating to the sea
dolphin · shark · fish · plankton · kelp · seaweed · jellyfish · octopus · sea turtle · biodiversity
surf
Waves near shore
breaker · whitecap · crest · trough · ripple · undertow · riptide · tsunami · storm surge · spray
vastness
State of being immense
- depthDistance below surface
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
boundless · fathomless · overwhelming · drowning · adrift · submerged · surfacing · depths · abyss · unfathomable
diving
Entering water deliberately
sonar · bathyscaphe · deep-sea · expedition · discovery · Titanic · submersible · research vessel · ROV · mapping
shore
Land bordering water
port · cliff · bay · cove · inlet · lagoon · estuary · peninsula · cape · headland
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- Outdoor MagazinesSierra, Trail Runner, Yachting, Mountain, Trailblazer
- NJ MunicipalitiesEdison, Bridgewater, Woodbridge, Lakewood, Hamilton
- the oceanEarth's saltwater expanse
- ocean lifeOrganisms inhabiting seas
- ocean wavesMoving ridges of seawater
- ocean floorUnderwater continental surface
- Southern OceanSea around Antarctica
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
oceanic, oceanward, oceangoing, oceanfront, oceanographer, oceanography, oceanographic, oceanarium