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# ocean

noun (an ocean, oceans)

«ocean» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The huge body of salt water that covers most of the Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#m1)
2. One of its five big named parts: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#m2)
3. A very large amount (informal: oceans of time). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography: oceans cover about 71% of Earth's surface; the Pacific is the biggest and deepest; continents sit between oceans. In science: ocean water is salty; tides are caused mainly by the Moon; whales, sharks and coral live in oceans; plastic pollution harms sea life. In safety: rip currents, waves and tides at the beach — swim between the flags. Phrases: the ocean floor, ocean waves, ocean currents, across the ocean, deep ocean.

### Examples

- The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x1)
- Oceans cover most of our planet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x2)
- Ocean water is too salty to drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x3)
- Whales live in the ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x4)
- Plastic bags can hurt animals in the ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x5)
- We sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x6)
- The ocean floor is dark and cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x7)
- In the US people say «the ocean» where people in the UK often say «the sea». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/#x8)

### Note

Countable: an ocean (with «an»). Say «OH-shun». Names have capitals: the Indian Ocean. An ocean is much bigger than a sea; seas are smaller parts often next to land. In maths: «71% of the Earth is ocean» means about 7 parts in 10.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ocean» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ocean/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ocean» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ocean.html) on Mova free.