Meanings
nounmidocean (uncountable)
alternative mid-ocean
- uncountableThe area in the middle of an ocean, far from shore
A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.
2007 February 20, Tina Kelley, “A Wet Wind Tunnel So Ships Can Move Faster and Better”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Dec 20221 more example
So may whatever tempest mars Mid-ocean, spare thee, sacred bark; And balmy drops in summer dark Slide from the bosom of the stars.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 28
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Germanic*midjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*midi
- Old Englishmidd
- Middle Englishmid
- Englishmid
- Englishmid-
- Ancient GreekὨκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)
- LatinŌceanus
- Old Frenchoccean
- Middle English*ocean, occean, occian, occyan
- Englishocean
- Englishmidocean
Translations
Esperanto meze de oceano
- meze de oceanothe middle of an ocean
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Cite this entry
APA
midocean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midocean
MLA
“midocean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midocean. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midocean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midocean.
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