ocean trip
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1.4
- noun
:
viaje oceánico
- The ocean trip lasts for two weeks, with stops at several tropical destinations.
Examples
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After months of saving, she finally booked an ocean trip aboard a luxury cruise liner.
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The car's leaving with everyone else on their stupid ocean trip.
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You're taking an ocean trip with us.
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♪ I took my boy on an ocean trip ♪ ♪ We commandeered a pirate ship ♪ ♪ We sowed in angst and cannonball in shot ♪ ♪ And my father he looked down on me ♪ ♪ And he was finally proud of me ♪ ♪ As I killed my enemies ♪ ♪ With deadly rose ♪ ♪ And them children singing ♪ ♪ Hi ho ♪ ♪ Nobody home ♪ ♪ Love nor hope nor honor ♪ ♪ Have I none ♪ ♪ Yet I will ♪ ♪ Be merry hi ho ♪
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We are planning an exciting ocean trip to explore the beautiful islands.
Synonyms
420
2.8
A journey on a large ship for pleasure that visits several places
154
3.1
A long journey by ship or boat to distant places
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3.8
A journey by ship from one place to another
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1.4
A trip by boat for pleasure on the sea
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3.0
A journey on a boat for fun and exploring new places
An exciting trip at sea to explore new places
A sea journey along a coast or around an island
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a journey made by traveling across the ocean' is directly and transparently composed from 'ocean' (large sea) + 'trip' (a journey), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This noun + noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English compounding patterns, making it easily comprehensible at B1 level.
Etymology
The noun ocean trip comes from the clear image of going across the wide sea by ship or boat, with ocean meaning the big sea and trip meaning a journey. That's why ocean trip means 'a journey made by traveling across the ocean'.