open ocean

noun

: an area of ocean that is far from land
fish caught in the open ocean

Examples of open ocean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some distilleries have even blasted their whiskey with heavy-metal music or put it on board ships to sail the open ocean. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2024 As the water became deeper the wave gathered speed, pushing faster and faster out of the bay and into open ocean. Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024 Cores taken from under the open ocean are often stained green from microscopic plants called diatoms that settle to the seafloor after dying, but this core contained none. Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012 For example, the swimming scenes were shot on the open ocean, in the Black Sea and the English Channel. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for open ocean 

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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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