Definition of ocean

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Ocean (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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Cruise :: Cruise (v. i.) To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure..
Beach Comber :: Beach comber () A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See Comber..
Ocean :: Ocean (n.) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs..
Roar :: Roar (n.) A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean..
River :: River (n.) A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook..
Triple-tail :: Triple-tail (n.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher..
Toss :: Toss (v. i.) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean..
Pelagic :: Pelagic (a.) Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast..
Lemuria :: Lemuria (n.) A hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is a remnant..
Shoreless :: Shoreless (a.) Having no shore or coast; of indefinite or unlimited extent; as, a shoreless ocean..
Marine :: Marine (a.) Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine..
Seacoast :: Seacoast (n.) The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean. Also used adjectively.
Flood :: Flood (v. i.) The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; -- opposed to ebb; as, young flood; high flood..
Tubipora :: Tubipora (n.) A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral (called organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates. These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses. They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans..
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..
Isothermobath :: Isothermobath (n.) A line drawn through points of equal temperature in a vertical section of the ocean.
Socotrine :: Socotrine (a.) Of or pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of Africa..
Sperm Whale :: Sperm whale () A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale..
Mackerel :: Mackerel (n.) Any species of the genus Scomber, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food..
Sea Leopard :: Sea leopard () Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal..
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