ocean-going

Example Sentences

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So passengers must reach ocean-going ferries by smaller tenders.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

And no rules at the Guardian, apparently, regarding outrageous boondoggles and ocean-going junkets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Topping the list: long-haul trucking, steel making, glass making, cement making, heavy cargo handling equipment, large aircraft and ocean-going vessels.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

The affected area is miles from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, which sees frequent barge traffic, and the Houston Ship Channel, a large shipping channel for ocean-going vessels.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Only one ocean-going craft, the far-famed Argo, made it, sailing from Aieta; but she, too, would have crashed on the big rocks if Hera had not pulled her through, for love of Ieson, her captain.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer