oceangoing
adjective
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adj
Etymology: * 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."
- Travelling out to sea.
“an oceangoing seal”
- Designed and equipped for use on ocean voyages.
- Utter; total.
“[…] an ocean-going bastard he was, too.”
“[…] an ocean-going shit for much of his life, which helped feed the legend considerably.”