ocean-rivern.

Brit.

/ˌəʊʃn ˈrɪvə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊʃ(ə)n ˈrɪvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ocean n., river n.¹

Etymology: < ocean n. + river n.¹

†1. An ocean current. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > current > [noun] > sea

sea-streamOE

streamc1405

ocean current1837

ocean-river1852

land-stream1868

slope current1931

1852 S. B. Ruggles Def. Right & Duty Amer. Union: Navig. Waters 19 The Gulf Stream—the great Ocean River, distant more than five hundred miles from the coast.

1869 D. G. Brinton Guide-bk. of Florida & South 41 This ocean-river [sc. the Gulf Stream] rushes eastward through the Straits of Florida at the rate of five or six miles an hour.

2. A large navigable river. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1882 E. H. Plumptre Niagara in Things New & Old 111 Great ocean-river, draining half a world, Now rushing widely from the outspread lake.

1908 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 296/1 This ocean-river is..a veritable highway of commerce.

3. = ocean stream n. at ocean n. Compounds 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [noun] > stream supposed to encompass the earth

ocean stream1596

ocean-river1902

1902 N.E.D. at Ocean Ocean-river, the great stream anciently supposed to encompass the earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ocean-river
释义	ocean-rivern. Brit. /ˌəʊʃn ˈrɪvə/, U.S. /ˌoʊʃ(ə)n ˈrɪvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ocean n., river n.¹ Etymology: < ocean n. + river n.¹ †1. An ocean current. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > current > [noun] > sea sea-streamOE streamc1405 ocean current1837 ocean-river1852 land-stream1868 slope current1931 1852 S. B. Ruggles Def. Right & Duty Amer. Union: Navig. Waters 19 The Gulf Stream—the great Ocean River, distant more than five hundred miles from the coast. 1869 D. G. Brinton Guide-bk. of Florida & South 41 This ocean-river [sc. the Gulf Stream] rushes eastward through the Straits of Florida at the rate of five or six miles an hour. 2. A large navigable river. Now rare. ΚΠ 1882 E. H. Plumptre Niagara in Things New & Old 111 Great ocean-river, draining half a world, Now rushing widely from the outspread lake. 1908 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 296/1 This ocean-river is..a veritable highway of commerce. 3. = ocean stream n. at ocean n. Compounds 2. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [noun] > stream supposed to encompass the earth ocean stream1596 ocean-river1902 1902 N.E.D. at Ocean Ocean-river, the great stream anciently supposed to encompass the earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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