oceangoing
adjective
ocean·go·ing ˈō-shən-ˌgō-iŋ 
: of, relating to, or designed for travel on the ocean
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Many shipowners believe that more oceangoing vessels will be powered by natural gas in the years ahead. 
Costas Paris, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2020 The canal handled 13,785 vessel transits in its fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019, most of them large oceangoing ships in international trade, and collected $2.59 billion in tolls, according to the Panama Canal Authority. Paul Page, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2020 Large oceangoing ships turn very slowly, which can be frustrating to someone accustomed to speeding around on nimble watercraft. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2019 But the ensuing height restrictions immediately stopped most large oceangoing vessels, about 40% of the fleet that used to pull into Mariupol, from transiting between the two seas. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2019 In three months, his containment unit had brought 400 workers, three oceangoing ships and numerous barges to clean up the spill. Darryl Fears, Washington Post, 1 July 2019 But the lake is also the site of a major freshwater port that draws oceangoing ships from the St. Lawrence Seaway. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2019 That could push oceangoing ships to compete with trucks and trains for low sulfur diesel at the same time supplies are limited. Stephanie Yang, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2018 Native to southeast Asia, the termite is thought to have arrived in South Florida on ships and oceangoing yachts, spreading from marinas into neighborhoods. David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 Apr. 2018 See More
Costas Paris, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2020 The canal handled 13,785 vessel transits in its fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019, most of them large oceangoing ships in international trade, and collected $2.59 billion in tolls, according to the Panama Canal Authority. Paul Page, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2020 Large oceangoing ships turn very slowly, which can be frustrating to someone accustomed to speeding around on nimble watercraft. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2019 But the ensuing height restrictions immediately stopped most large oceangoing vessels, about 40% of the fleet that used to pull into Mariupol, from transiting between the two seas. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2019 In three months, his containment unit had brought 400 workers, three oceangoing ships and numerous barges to clean up the spill. Darryl Fears, Washington Post, 1 July 2019 But the lake is also the site of a major freshwater port that draws oceangoing ships from the St. Lawrence Seaway. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2019 That could push oceangoing ships to compete with trucks and trains for low sulfur diesel at the same time supplies are limited. Stephanie Yang, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2018 Native to southeast Asia, the termite is thought to have arrived in South Florida on ships and oceangoing yachts, spreading from marinas into neighborhoods. David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined above
oceangoing
adjective
as in seagoing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- seagoing
- seafaring
- naval
- admiralty
- oceanographic
- oceanographical
- hydrographic
- nautical
- maritime
- marine
- navigational