ocean voyage

collocation in English

meaningsofoceanandvoyage

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ocean
noun
uk
/ˈəʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈoʊ.ʃən/
a very large area ...
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voyage
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/
a long journey, especially ...
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(Definition ofoceanandvoyagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofocean voyage

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It requires a sufficient number of specially constructed tugs of large coal capacity for this longoceanvoyage.
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More than 200 families totalling 1,319 people braved the month-longoceanvoyageand arrived from 1956 to 1959.
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She bought the book and read it during theoceanvoyage.
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The six-weekoceanvoyageprovided a break after years of constant gigging.
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Shaw dreams of taking anoceanvoyagebut does not make enough money in his business to do so.
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On six-pack charters you can choose your menue and the type of cruise you wish to take be it bay sailing or anoceanvoyage. 2.
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Maybe he took anoceanvoyage?
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Cam surprises them by turning up on theoceanvoyage.
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Such vessels are designed for short lifts, and cannot reasonably be used for long ocean voyages.
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It would be very misleading to think that those ships which fly flags of convenience are old, battered hulks which are not suitable for ocean voyages.
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The exchange of much prized cult objects between partners on different islands is the motive for undertaking ocean voyages whose functional side effects are the promotion of inter-island trade.
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He also showed that long distance ocean voyages were possible with ancient designs.
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He had the responsibility of training new pilots for ocean voyages.
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In response to that tragedy, an international commission was formed to determine requirements for safer ocean voyages.
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This was the most-pejorative description of any foreign nation that they had visited during the ocean voyages.
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He had personally suffered a number of long ocean voyages to deliver his wares and to conduct business.
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Tikopians occasionally visited other islands, but these trips were limited by the large distances and great hazards involved in canoe ocean voyages.
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These ships retained a full capacity for sail as steam engines were not yet efficient enough to permit long ocean voyages under power.
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He was a very keen sailor and made several long ocean voyages.
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