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oceangoing

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 SH AH0 N G OW2 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Travelling out to sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an oceangoing seal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seafaring, seagoing

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Designed and equipped for use on ocean voyages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bluewater, seafaring, seagoing

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Utter; total.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

used on the high seas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • seafaring vessels

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seafaring, seagoing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

* From ocean + going. * (utter; total): Thorne (see references) states: "The usage is inspired by such terms as 'ocean-going yacht', denoting a larger and more powerful version of the thing in question."

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: valtamerikelpoinen — capable of sailing on the ocean
  • Finnish: valtameri- — capable of sailing on the ocean
  • German: seetüchtig — capable of sailing on the ocean
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havgående — capable of sailing on the ocean
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: havgåande — capable of sailing on the ocean
  • Persian: زراه پیما (zerâh-peymâ) — capable of sailing on the ocean
  • Polish: pełnomorski — capable of sailing on the ocean