ocean

Definition of Ocean in English :

1. ocean

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

2. ocean, sea

anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ocean

noun

1.

a very large stretch of sea, esp one of the five oceans of the world, the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic

2.

the body of salt water covering approximately 70 per cent of the earth's surface

3.

a huge quantity or expanse

an ocean of replies

4. literary

the sea

noun

1.

the great body of salt water that covers approximately 71% of the surface of the earth

2.

any of its four principal geographical divisions: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, or Arctic Ocean

3.

any great expanse or quantity

n.

1. The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface.

2. Abbr. Oc. or O. Any of the principal divisions of the ocean, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans.

3. A great expanse or amount: "that ocean of land which is Russia" (Henry A. Kissinger).