as in abysses
an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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The startling discovery offers hope there may be even more moons in our solar system with oceans—places that could potentially harbor life.
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Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Greenland is an Alaska-sized, self-ruling Danish territory off North America, between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Medications are probably reaching the oceans because humans and companies keep using different bodies of water like freaking toilet bowls for medications and various chemicals.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The Panama Canal is a vital 51-mile-long passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
The United States built the Panama Canal in the early 1900s as a more efficient shipping route for freighters traveling between the Atlantic and oceans.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Instead of sailing around the southern tip of South America, commercial shippers and naval forces use the canal as a shortcut between oceans.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
The key waterway is crucial for the world's economy, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The sluggish creatures lurk primarily in the deep, cold waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, and are the only sharks to withstand the freezing temperatures year-round.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Greenland is an Alaska-sized, self-ruling Danish territory off North America, between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Medications are probably reaching the oceans because humans and companies keep using different bodies of water like freaking toilet bowls for medications and various chemicals.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The Panama Canal is a vital 51-mile-long passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
The United States built the Panama Canal in the early 1900s as a more efficient shipping route for freighters traveling between the Atlantic and oceans.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Instead of sailing around the southern tip of South America, commercial shippers and naval forces use the canal as a shortcut between oceans.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
The key waterway is crucial for the world's economy, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The sluggish creatures lurk primarily in the deep, cold waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, and are the only sharks to withstand the freezing temperatures year-round.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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