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外洋
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 外洋.
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open sea; ocean
Examples
海の氷はきわめて変わりやすい――寒く風のない天候のときは固く凍っているが、嵐のときは外洋の広い水域で割れてしまう。
The sea ice is highly variable - frozen solid during cold, calm weather and broken up in large areas of open water during storms.
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