# ocean

Pronunciation: say "OH-shuhn" US /ˈoʊ.ʃən/, UK /ˈəʊ.ʃən/

## Noun

1. The vast body of salt water covering most of the earth, or one of the major areas into which it is divided.
   - Simple: The salt water covering most of Earth, or one of its main parts, such as the Pacific.
   - _The Pacific is the largest ocean on the planet._
   - _Early sailors crossed the ocean in small wooden ships, steering by the stars._
2. A vast expanse or amount of something, seemingly without limits.
   - Simple: A very large amount of something, so big that it seems to have no end.
   - _After the announcement, the spokesperson faced an ocean of questions from reporters._
   - _The new recruits felt lost in an ocean of unfamiliar rules and forms._
3. A shade of blue resembling the color of the sea.
   - Simple: A blue color, like the color of the sea.
   - _He chose ocean for the window trim, a blue that recalled the open water._
   - _The jacket comes in charcoal, sand, and ocean, and the ocean sold out within a week._

## Origin

This word came through Middle English from Old French occean, from Latin Ōceanus, which originally came from Ancient Greek Ōkeanós, the name of a water deity. It replaced the native Old English word gārseċġ.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ocean (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).