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oceangoing

[oh-shuhn-goh-ing] / ˈoʊ ʃənˌgoʊ ɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
naval
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
seafaring
Synonyms




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According to CLIA, North America produced more than 22 million cruise passengers in 2025—a 7.5% increase over 2024—accounting for roughly 60% of the year’s expected 37.3 million global oceangoing passengers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

About 90% of all trade is handled on an oceangoing basis.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

The war has strangled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a U-bend-like chokepoint off the Iranian coast that acts as a highway for more than a third of the world’s oceangoing oil exports each year.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

“We do not know if the ship was oceangoing, meaning that it crossed over the North Sea to England,” Dr. Grønnesby said.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2024

The report discussed three possible military applications for fissionable uranium: dropping radioactive materials over enemy territory; generating power for submarines and other oceangoing vessels; and development of a bomb based on U-235.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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