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oceangoing

adjective

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Wiktionary

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."

  1. Travelling out to sea.

    an oceangoing seal

  2. Designed and equipped for use on ocean voyages.
  3. Utter; total.

    […] an ocean-going bastard he was, too.

    […] an ocean-going shit for much of his life, which helped feed the legend considerably.