ocean-going
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ocean-going — ocean ,going adjective designed for sailing across the ocean: an ocean going liner … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ocean-going — n seafaring, seagoing, sailing, marine, maritime, nautical, naval * * * oˈcean going adjective Sailing, or suitable for sailing, across the ocean • • • Main Entry: ↑ocean * * * ocean going UK US adjective designed for sailing across the sea an… … Useful english dictionary
ocean-going — combining form British an all purpose intensifier used to prefix nouns, as in an ocean going shit (an extremely obnoxious person). The usage is inspired by such terms as ocean going yacht , denoting a larger and more pow erful version of the… … Contemporary slang
ocean-going — ADJ: usu ADJ n Ocean going ships are designed for travelling on the sea rather than on rivers, canals, or lakes. At the height of his shipping career he owned about 60 ocean going vessels. Syn: seafaring … English dictionary
ocean-going — UK / US adjective designed for sailing across the sea an ocean going liner … English dictionary
ocean-going — adjective Designed and equipped to be capable of sailing on an ocean … Wiktionary
ocean going steamer — A vessel equipped to sail the ocean, even including a large pleasure yacht. 12 Am J2d Boats § 1 … Ballentine's law dictionary
ocean-going — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. seagoing, seafaring, marine; see maritime 2 , nautical … English dictionary for students
ocean-going — /ˈoʊʃən goʊɪŋ/ (say ohshuhn gohing) adjective denoting any vessel designed for sailing on the open sea …
ocean going squid — Cockney Rhyming Slang Quid … English dialects glossary
