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Ocean vs Saltchuck - What's the difference?

ocean | saltchuck |

As nouns the difference between ocean and saltchuck

is that ocean is one of the five large bodies of water separating the continents while saltchuck is any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.

As a proper noun Ocean

is {{given name|female|from=English}} of modern usage.

ocean

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents.
  • (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.
    • The island is surrounded by ocean
  • (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
    • the boundless ocean of eternity
    an ocean of affairs

    Synonyms

    * (large body of water) the ogin (qualifier)

    Derived terms

    * a drop in the ocean * Oceania * oceanic * oceanography * ocean tramp * Oceanus

    See also

    * sea

    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    saltchuck

    English

    Alternative forms

    * salt chuck

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British Columbia, Washington, Pacific Northwest) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
  • * 2002 , Harvey and Penny Manning, Ira Spring, Winter Walks and Hikes: Puget Sound , page 155:
    • The ultimate consensus was to keep the de-Whited river Green to its Tukwila junction with the Black, the outlet of Lake Washington, then make it Duwamish the rest of the way to the saltchuck .
  • * 2011 , Betty Keller, Rosella Leslie, Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits: A History of the Sunshine Coast , page 130:
    • Trucks disappeared over precipices, rail cars were shunted into the saltchuck', and donkey engines collapsed from old age.

    Derived terms

    * chuck (in its sense "body of water")

    References