midocean

midocean

English

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Etymology

    From mid- + ocean.

    Noun

    midocean (uncountable)

    1. The area in the middle of an ocean, far from shore
      • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, [], →OCLC, page 28:
        So may whatever tempest mars
        Mid-ocean, spare thee, sacred bark;
        ⁠And balmy drops in summer dark
        Slide from the bosom of the stars.
      • 2007 February 20, Tina Kelley, “A Wet Wind Tunnel So Ships Can Move Faster and Better”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 18 December 2022:
        A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.

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