1. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically: "the Atlantic Ocean"Similar(the) seainformal:the drinkthe brinysalt chuckliterary:the deepthe wavesthe mainthe foamthe profoundmoana
▪ the sea: "the ocean floor"
▪ a very large expanse or quantity:"she had oceans of energy"Similara lota great/large amounta great/good dealplentyquantitiesan abundancea profusioninformal:lotsloadsheapsbagsmassesstacksoodlestonsscadslashingsa shedloadgobsa swagvulgar slang:a shitloadan assload
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French occean, via Latin from Greek ōkeanos ‘great stream encircling the earth's disk’. ‘The ocean’ originally denoted the whole body of water regarded as encompassing the earth's single land mass.
