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noun ADJ. deep | vast | great exploring the depths of the three great oceans | open A storm started up once we got out into the open ocean. | tropical, warm | southern penguins of the southern oceans VERB + OCEAN cross, sail | explore OCEAN + NOUN depths the darkness of the ocean depths | surface | bed, floor | basin | water | wave a life on the ocean wave (= at sea) | current | voyage | liner PREP. across the ~ trade across the Atlantic Ocean | in the ~ Various toxic substances have been dumped in the ocean. PHRASES the bottom/depths/middle/surface of the ocean, the oceans of the world great ships that sailed the oceans of the world
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