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The words "the ocean" and "seas" are very confusing for me. Would you please help me understand them?
Ocean: [singular] (especially North American English) the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface
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Sea: (often the sea) [uncountable] (also literary seas [plural]) (especially British English) the salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface and surrounds its continents and islands
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"The ship was dredged from the depths of the ocean."
Is the above sentence still correct if that happened in the Carrebean Sea, the Black Sea, Caspean Sea, Persian Gulf, the Red Sea? It seems that definiton of "the ocean" still fits.
Ocean: [singular] (especially North American English) the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface
ocean noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Definition of ocean noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sea: (often the sea) [uncountable] (also literary seas [plural]) (especially British English) the salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface and surrounds its continents and islands
sea noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Definition of sea noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
"The ship was dredged from the depths of the ocean."
Is the above sentence still correct if that happened in the Carrebean Sea, the Black Sea, Caspean Sea, Persian Gulf, the Red Sea? It seems that definiton of "the ocean" still fits.