the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. capable of crossing an ocean; used on the high seas; -- used mostly of ships.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Sea-going; able to meet safely the dangers of ocean navigation.
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adj. used on the high seas
Word Usage
"International treaties prohibit the trade of killer whales - which are actually classified as oceangoing dolphins - without difficult-to-obtain exemption permits."