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Look up: Ocean

  1. Ocean
    An ocean is a great expanse of water which surrounds the land masses of the earth. Ocean is a township in Ocean County New Jersey, USA Ocean is a township in Monmouth County New Jersey, USA
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/GL

  2. Ocean
    The great body of salt water which occupies two-thirds of the surface of the Earth, or one of its major subdivisions.
    Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht

  3. ocean
    [n] - anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume 2. [n] - a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. ocean
    designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8(Beaufort scale)and significant wave heights of 4 m and above,and vessels largely self-sufficient Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Ocean
    O"cean (ō"sh a n) noun [ French océan , Latin oceanus , Greek 'wkeano`s ocean, in Homer, the great river supposed to encompass the earth.] 1. 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 . « Like the odor of brine from the ocean Comes …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/8

  6. Ocean
    O"cean (ō"sh a n) adjective Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream. Milton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/8

  7. ocean
    The great body of salt water that covers mores than two thirds of the surface of the earth, any of its five principal geographical divisions, the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antartic. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?o

  8. ocean
    sea noun anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. ocean
    noun a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. ocean
    the large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface, or any of the main divisions of the ocean, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans
    Found on http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/glossar

  11. Ocean
    An `ocean` (from , `Okeanos` (Oceanus) in Greek) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface (an area of some 361 million square kilometers) is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas. More than half of this area is over 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) deep. Average oceanic salinity is around 35 parts...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean

  12. Ocean
    An `ocean` (from , `Okeanos` (Oceanus) in Greek) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface (an area of some 361 million square kilometers) is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas. More than half of this area is over 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) deep. Average oceanic salinity is around 35 parts...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean

  13. 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...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. Ocean
    (from the article `Performing Arts`) The biggest event on the modern dance scene was Merce Cunningham`s Ocean, which opened the 2006 Dance Umbrella. Dance Umbrella also featured Speaking ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/4

  15. Ocean
    county, east-central New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Metedeconk River to the north, the Manasquan River to the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/4

  16. ocean
    continuous body of salt water that is contained in enormous basins on the Earth`s surface.[39 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/4

  17. Ocean
    Ocean is a Greek mixed name. The meaning of the name is `Sea ` Where is it used? The name Ocean is mainly used In English. The name Ocean doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Ocean seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys and

  18. ocean
    ocean 1. A large expanse of salt water; especially, any of the earth's five main such areas: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic oceans. The oceans occupy huge regions of the earth's surface, and their boundaries are usually established by continental land masses and ridges in the ocean floor. 2. The entire body of salt water that cov...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  19. Ocean
    A body of saline water found occupying all or part of the Earth's ocean basins. There are five recognized oceans: the Atlantic, the Southern Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  20. OCEAN
    The intercommunicating body of salt water occupying the depressions of the earth's surface, or one of its major primary subdivisions, bounded by the continents, or the equator, and other imaginary lines. A sea is subdivision of an ocean.
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/o.html

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9 January 2009

This day in history:
In 1972 the Cunard ship the Queen Elizabeth started to burn and burned for 3 days. Queen Elizabeth was launched on September 27, 1938 and due to the war in Europe, her maiden voyage ended on 7 March 1940 with a surprise arrival in New York Harbor. During her war service she carried over 811,000 passengers and sailed over 500,000 miles. At 83,637 gross registered tons, she would be the largest passenger ship afloat for the next 34 years. read more

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