2007-03-01 02:22:56 · 7 answers · asked by Sameer D 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
sea ? ocean ? whats the difference ? I think sea is a general term for a body of water that is part of the ocean
2007-03-01 02:27:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Likely for the same reason that ports are usually called seaports rather than ocean ports and a beach is usually called a seacoast rather than an ocean coast. Sea is often thought to hug the coast like a small ocean while the wide oceans reside farther out to sea. The ocean is also called the high seas. It is a matter of taste and usage. Sea you later.
2007-03-01 10:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sea level is defined at the level of New York City... Sea and Ocean have the same meaning.. It is like dinner and supper..
2007-03-01 11:35:29 · answer #3 · answered by $ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sea level n. mean level of the sea's surface, used in reckoning the height of hills etc. and as a barometric standard.
sea n. 1 expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface. 2 any part of this. 3 named tract of this partly or wholly enclosed by land (North Sea). 4 large inland lake (Sea of Galilee). 5 waves of the sea; their motion or state (choppy sea). 6 (foll. by of) vast quantity or expanse. 7 (attrib.) living or used in, on, or near the sea (often prefixed to the name of a marine animal, plant, etc., having a superficial resemblance to what it is named after) (sea lettuce). at sea 1 in a ship on the sea. 2 perplexed, confused. by sea in a ship or ships. go to sea become a sailor. on the sea 1 = at sea 1. 2 on the coast. [Old English]
ocean n. 1 large expanse of sea, esp. each of the main areas called the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic Oceans. 2 (often in pl.) colloq. very large expanse or quantity.
Sea level can be used as a standard because sea may be present within a land i.e. a continent. e.g. Red sea. But ocean cannot be used as a standard because land is present within an ocean as a continent.
2007-03-01 10:35:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sea comes from the Germanic roots of english. Ocean comes from the Greek. We use sea because it is the stronger word - short single syllable and punchy. Ocean is sort of wimpy no strong sounds and two syllables.
2007-03-03 02:16:21 · answer #5 · answered by wbwittmeyer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's wrong with sea level? Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
2007-03-01 10:27:04 · answer #6 · answered by Pfo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's easier to type and say since it's shorter.
2007-03-01 10:26:29 · answer #7 · answered by eriq p 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋