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mid-ocean

mid-ocean is the alternative form of midocean.

Meaning of midocean

Noun

midocean (uncountable)

  1. The area in the middle of an ocean, far from shore
    • So may whatever tempest mars
      ⁠Mid-ocean, spare thee, sacred bark;
      ⁠And balmy drops in summer dark
      Slide from the bosom of the stars.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 28

Phrases with mid-ocean

Questions about mid-ocean

What is mid-ocean the alternative form of?
Mid-ocean is the alternative form of midocean.

Words near mid-ocean in the dictionary

  1. mid-morning
  2. mid-mornings
  3. mid-nightmare
  4. mid-November
  5. mid-nuptial
  6. mid-ocean
  7. mid-ocean ridge
  8. mid-ocean ridges
  9. mid-oceanic ridge
  10. mid-oceanic ridges
  11. mid-October

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