oceangoing
Crossing open waters
Oceangoing describes vessels designed to travel across open ocean rather than staying in coastal or inland waters: an oceangoing freighter, oceangoing yachts.
The word emphasizes seaworthiness and capacity for long voyages.
Also spelled ocean-going.
Of ships and sailing
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- captainOne who commands
- crewWorking team aboard
deckhand · bosun · helm · watch · rigging · knots · anchoring · mooring
Point where paths intersect
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- transpacificSpanning the Pacific Ocean
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- passageSegment of text
seafaring · journey · expedition · intercontinental · overseas · long-haul · deep-water · offshore
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- ColumbusOhio's seat of government
Magellan · Vasco da Gama · uncharted · new world · seafaring · circumnavigation · charting · cartography
Seagoing transport vessel
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cruise shipPleasure voyage vessel
supertanker · cargo ship · oil tanker · liner · icebreaker · battleship · destroyer · aircraft carrier
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
GPS · radar · sonar · autopilot · waypoint · celestial navigation · course · bearing
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- containerThing for storing items
- importObtain from overseas
export · commerce · logistics · supply chain · port · customs · merchant marine · trade route
nautical
Of ships and sailing
crew · deckhand · bosun · helm · watch · rigging · knots · anchoring · mooring · maritime
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- transpacificSpanning the Pacific Ocean
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
passage · seafaring · journey · expedition · intercontinental · overseas · long-haul · deep-water · offshore · trade route
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
Magellan · Columbus · Vasco da Gama · uncharted · new world · seafaring · circumnavigation · charting · cartography
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
cruise ship · supertanker · cargo ship · oil tanker · liner · icebreaker · battleship · destroyer · aircraft carrier · submarine
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
longitude · GPS · radar · sonar · autopilot · waypoint · celestial navigation · course · bearing · dead reckoning
cargo
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- containerThing for storing items
import · export · commerce · logistics · supply chain · port · customs · merchant marine · trade route · manifest
oceangoingriverboat
Shallow-draft inland watercraft
inland · freshwater · riverine · canal boat · coastal
oceangoingland-based
Situated on earth
landlocked · terrestrial · overland · grounded · airborne
gone, ocean, going, oceans, oceanic, oceanography, oceanographer, transoceanic, oceanographic