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oceanographic

ADJECTIVE
marine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aquatic coastal deep-sea maritime naval saltwater seagoing
STRONG
littoral nautical oceanic sea seafaring seashore seaside shore
WEAK
Neptunian abyssal hydrographic natatorial navigational ocean-going pelagic
Antonyms
WEAK
freshwater
ADJECTIVE
marine/maritime
Synonyms
WEAK
Neptunian abyssal aquatic coastal deep-sea hydrographic littoral natatorial nautical naval navigational oceangoing oceanic of the sea pelagic saltwater sea seafaring seagoing seashore seaside shore
ADJECTIVE
nautical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
maritime navigational seafaring
STRONG
marine
WEAK
abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea naval navigating oceangoing oceanic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seagoing ship thalassic yachting
ADJECTIVE
nautical/naval
Synonyms
WEAK
abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea marine maritime navigating navigational oceangoing oceanic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seafaring seagoing thalassic yachting
ADJECTIVE
oceanic
Synonyms
STRONG
aquatic pelagic seafaring
WEAK
coastal maritime nautical naval oceangoing of the sea seagoing
ADJECTIVE
thalassic
Synonyms
WEAK
Neptunian abyssal aquatic coastal deep-sea hydrographic littoral maritime natatorial nautical naval navigational oceangoing oceanic of the sea pelagic saltwater sea seafaring seagoing seashore seaside shore

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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

On their research cruises, they use a combination of in situ monitoring, underwater robots and satellite-generated oceanographic data to understand more about the region's unique oceanography and the life it supports.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

Japan’s government also protested the deployment of an oceanographic buoy by China inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Monday.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2023

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