A name given by the Spaniards to the "Great Ocean," from the fine weather they experienced on the coast of Peru. Other parts, however, prove this a misnomer.
·adj Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlik...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream. II. Ocean ·no...
This term, in its largest sense, is the whole body of salt water which encompasses the globe, except...
The Sailor's Word-Book
That which surrounds the south pole, within the imaginary circle so called. ...
So called from surrounding the pole within the imaginary circle of that name. ...
The Pacific, so called from its superior extent. ...
The great Oriental Ocean. ...
In contradistinction to a coaster. ...