Pacific Ocean

proper noun

An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.

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the Pacific
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Meanings

proper nounthe Pacific Ocean
  1. An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.

    In a Saturday news release, NORAD said the fighters were working to redirect the turboprop west, out over the Pacific Ocean, before it crashed on Ketron Island.

    2018 August 12, David Gutman, Mike Baker, “Sea-Tac officials, airlines to meet Monday to discuss security protocols after turboprop heist”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2018
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    The Santa Barbara oil spill has environmentalists and California officials scrambling as an estimated 105,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Pacific Ocean and onto the Golden State’s coast.

    2015 May 21, Eliott C. McLaughlin, “How does Santa Barbara match up with other U.S. oil spills?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2016

    Synonyms: the Pacific

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.

Similar
the Pacific
Also see
western sea

Origin

cf. Pacific. Portuguese explorer Magellan called the ocean pacífico (“peaceful”) (in c. 1519) because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters.

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Translations

Afrikaans Stille Oseaan
  • Stille Oseaanthe world's largest body of water
Arabic الْمُحِيط الْهَادِئ
  • الْمُحِيط الْهَادِئ (al-muḥīṭ al-hādiʔ)the world's largest body of water
Basque Ozeano Barea
  • Ozeano Bareathe world's largest body of water
Bengali প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর
  • প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর (prośanto mohaśagor)the world's largest body of water
Bulgarian Ти́хи океа́н
  • Ти́хи океа́н (Tíhi okeán)the world's largest body of water
Catalan oceà Pacífic
  • oceà Pacíficthe world's largest body of water
Chinese Cantonese 太平洋
  • 太平洋 (taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴)the world's largest body of water
Chinese Mandarin 太平洋
  • 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng)the world's largest body of water
Czech Tichý oceán
  • Tichý oceánthe world's largest body of water
Danish Stillehavet
  • Stillehavetthe world's largest body of water
Dutch Grote Oceaan, Stille Oceaan
  • Grote Oceaanthe world's largest body of water
  • Stille Oceaanthe world's largest body of water
  • Stille Zuidzeethe world's largest body of water
Esperanto Pacifika Oceano, Pacifiko
  • Pacifika Oceanothe world's largest body of water
  • Pacifikothe world's largest body of water
Estonian Vaikne ookean
  • Vaikne ookeanthe world's largest body of water
Finnish Tyyni valtameri, Tyynimeri
  • Tyyni valtamerithe world's largest body of water
  • Tyynimerithe world's largest body of water
  • Iso valtamerithe world's largest body of water
French océan Pacifique, Pacifique
  • océan Pacifiquethe world's largest body of water
  • Pacifiquethe world's largest body of water
German Pazifischer Ozean, Pazifik
  • Pazifischer Ozeanthe world's largest body of water
  • Pazifikthe world's largest body of water
  • Stiller Ozeanthe world's largest body of water
  • Großer Ozeanthe world's largest body of water
Greek Ειρηνικός Ωκεανός
  • Ειρηνικός Ωκεανός (Eirinikós Okeanós)the world's largest body of water
Hawaiian Moana Pākīpika
  • Moana Pākīpikathe world's largest body of water
Hebrew האוקינוס הפסיפי, האוקיינוס השקט \ הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס הַשָּׁקַט
  • האוקינוס הפסיפי (ha-okyanós ha-pasifi)the world's largest body of water
  • האוקיינוס השקט \ הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס הַשָּׁקַט (ha-okyanós ha-shakét)the world's largest body of water
Hindi प्रशांत महासागर, प्रशान्त
  • प्रशांत महासागर (praśānt mahāsāgar)the world's largest body of water
  • प्रशान्त (praśānt)the world's largest body of water
Hungarian Csendes-óceán
  • Csendes-óceánthe world's largest body of water
Icelandic Kyrrahaf
  • Kyrrahafthe world's largest body of water
Indonesian Samudra Pasifik
  • Samudra Pasifikthe world's largest body of water
Irish An tAigéan Ciúin, An Ciúin-Aigéan
  • An tAigéan Ciúinthe world's largest body of water
  • An Ciúin-Aigéanthe world's largest body of water
Italian Oceano Pacifico
  • Oceano Pacificothe world's largest body of water
Japanese 太平洋
  • 太平洋 (Taiheiyō)the world's largest body of water
Korean 태평양
  • 태평양 (Taepyeong'yang)the world's largest body of water
Latin Ōceanus Pācificus
  • Ōceanus Pācificusthe world's largest body of water
Latvian Klusais okeāns
  • Klusais okeānsthe world's largest body of water
Lithuanian Ramusis vandenynas
  • Ramusis vandenynasthe world's largest body of water
Malay Lautan Pasifik, Lautan Teduh
  • Lautan Pasifikthe world's largest body of water
  • Lautan Teduhthe world's largest body of water
Māori Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa
  • Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwathe world's largest body of water
Norwegian Bokmål Stillehavet
  • Stillehavetthe world's largest body of water
Persian اُقْیانوسِ آرام
  • اُقْیانوسِ آرام (oqyânus-e ârâm)the world's largest body of water
Polish Ocean Spokojny, Ocean Wielki
  • Ocean Spokojnythe world's largest body of water
  • Ocean Wielkithe world's largest body of water
  • Pacyfikthe world's largest body of water
Portuguese Oceano Pacífico, Pacífico
  • Oceano Pacíficothe world's largest body of water
  • Pacíficothe world's largest body of water
Punjabi ਪੈਸਿਫ਼ਿਕ, پیسفک
  • ਪੈਸਿਫ਼ਿਕ (paisifik)the world's largest body of water
  • پیسفک (pesfk)the world's largest body of water
Romanian Oceanul Pacific
  • Oceanul Pacificthe world's largest body of water
Russian Ти́хий океа́н
  • Ти́хий океа́н (Tíxij okeán)the world's largest body of water
Scottish Gaelic An Cuan Sèimh
  • An Cuan Sèimhthe world's largest body of water
Slovak Tichý oceán
  • Tichý oceánthe world's largest body of water
Spanish océano Pacífico, Pacífico
  • océano Pacíficothe world's largest body of water
  • Pacíficothe world's largest body of water
Swahili Pasifiki
  • Pasifikithe world's largest body of water
Swedish Stilla havet
  • Stilla havetthe world's largest body of water
Tagalog Karagatang Pasipiko
  • Karagatang Pasipikothe world's largest body of water
Tamil பசிபிக் பெருங்கடல்
  • பசிபிக் பெருங்கடல் (pacipik peruṅkaṭal)the world's largest body of water
Thai มหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก
  • มหาสมุทรแปซิฟิก (má-hǎa-sà-mùt-bpɛɛ-sí-fìk)the world's largest body of water
Turkish Büyük Okyanus, Pasifik Okyanusu
  • Büyük Okyanusthe world's largest body of water
  • Pasifik Okyanusuthe world's largest body of water
Ukrainian Ти́хий океа́н
  • Ти́хий океа́н (Týxyj okeán)the world's largest body of water
Urdu بَحْر اَلکاہِل
  • بَحْر اَلکاہِل (bahr alkāhil)the world's largest body of water
Vietnamese Thái Bình Dương
  • Thái Bình Dươngthe world's largest body of water
Welsh Cefnfor Tawel
  • Cefnfor Tawelthe world's largest body of water
Yiddish פּאַציפֿישער אָקעאַן
  • פּאַציפֿישער אָקעאַן (patsifisher okean)the world's largest body of water
Cite this entry
APA

Pacific Ocean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20Ocean

MLA

“Pacific Ocean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20Ocean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pacific Ocean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20Ocean.

Source: Pacific Ocean on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.