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oceanographic

[oh-shuh-nuh-gra-fik] / ˌoʊ ʃə nəˈgræ fɪk /








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She compared being on the Plancius, which was originally an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy, to staying at a Hampton Inn rather than a Marriott.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Its subsidiary won a S$198 million contract to build an advanced oceanographic research vessel for Taiwan’s National Academy of Marine Research over four years, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The Golovko was accompanied by oceanographic research vessel Yantar and supporting tanker Vyazma.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

"The fireball location was actually very far away from where the oceanographic expedition went to retrieve these meteor fragments," he said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

He knew about everything,—spherical and rectangular trigonometry, cosmography, the laws of the winds and the tempest, the latest oceanographic discoveries—but who could teach him the approved form of addressing a maiden without frightening her?…

From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster




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