oceangoing

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adjective

Travelling out to sea.

“an oceangoing seal”

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Meanings

adjectiveoceangoing (not comparable)

alternative ocean-going

  1. not comparableTravelling out to sea.

    an oceangoing seal

    Synonyms: seafaring, seagoing

  2. not comparablenauticalDesigned and equipped for use on ocean voyages.

    Synonyms: bluewater, seafaring, seagoing

  3. informalnot comparableUtter; total.

    […] an ocean-going bastard he was, too.

    2006, The Spectator, volume 301, page 38
    1 more example

    […] an ocean-going shit for much of his life, which helped feed the legend considerably.

    2009, The Literary Review (issues 362-368; issues 370-372; page 34)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTravelling out to sea.

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seafaringseagoing

adjectiveDesigned and equipped for use on ocean voyages.

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bluewaterseafaringseagoing

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveused on the high seas

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seafaringseagoingmarine
Also see
marineseafaringseagoing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

* 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."

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Translations

Finnish valtamerikelpoinen, valtameri-
  • valtamerikelpoinencapable of sailing on the ocean
  • valtameri-capable of sailing on the ocean
German seetüchtig
  • seetüchtigcapable of sailing on the ocean
Norwegian Bokmål havgående
  • havgåendecapable of sailing on the ocean
Persian زراه پیما
  • زراه پیما (zerâh-peymâ)capable of sailing on the ocean
Polish pełnomorski
  • pełnomorskicapable of sailing on the ocean
Cite this entry
APA

oceangoing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceangoing

MLA

“oceangoing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceangoing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oceangoing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceangoing.

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