oceangoing

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈoʊʃənˌgoʊɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respellingshən gō′ing)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•cean•go•ing or o•cean-go•ing/ˈoʊʃənˌgoʊɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. Naval Terms(of a ship) designed and equipped to travel on the open sea.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•cean•go•ing  shən gō′ing),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Naval Terms(of a ship) designed and equipped to travel on the open sea.
  2. Naval Termsnoting or pertaining to sea transportation:oceangoing traffic.
Also, ocean-go′ing. 
  • ocean + going 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ocean-going
  1. (of a ship, boat, etc) suited for travel on the open ocean
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