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ocean-going

Adjective

Meaning

ocean-going (not comparable)

(nautical) Designed and equipped to be capable of sailing on an ocean.

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ocean going

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A clamshell bucket dredge and three ocean-going scows moved 400,000 cubic yards of material during a recent dredge of the Port of Fernandina, which will allow the port to receive ships with a draft of up to 40 feet. Source: Internet

Alternatively, some pterosaurs may have been specialised for an ocean-going lifestyle. Source: Internet

As a result, the Royal Navy entered the Second World War in 1939 without enough long-range escorts to protect ocean-going shipping, and there were no officers with experience of long-range anti-submarine warfare. Source: Internet

Because of these dams (and their locks ), Lewiston is navigable by some ocean-going vessels. Source: Internet

A ship graveyard in France End of service main Most ocean-going cargo ships have a life expectancy of between 20 and 30 years. Source: Internet

Despite its name and length, the Rio Grande is not navigable by ocean-going ships, nor do smaller passenger boats or cargo barges use it as a route. Source: Internet

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