Definition of Sea in English :

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Sea meaning in English

Meaning of Sea in English

Pronunciation of Sea in English

Sea pronunciation in English

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Sea

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Noun

1. sea

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

2. ocean, sea

anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

3. sea

turbulent water with swells of considerable size

Example Sentences:
'heavy seas'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sea

see synonyms of sea
noun
1.  the sea
2. (capital when part of place name)
a. 
one of the smaller areas of ocean
the Irish Sea
b. 
a large inland area of water
the Caspian Sea
3. 
turbulence or swell, esp of considerable size
heavy seas
4. (capital when part of a name) astronomy
any of many huge dry plains on the surface of the moon
See also mare2
5. 
anything resembling the sea in size or apparent limitlessness
6. 
the life or career of a sailor (esp in the phrase follow the sea)
7.  at sea
8.  go to sea
9.  put to sea

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Sea

see synonyms of sea
noun
1. 
the continuous body of salt water covering the greater part of the earth's surface; ocean
2. 
a large body of salt water wholly or partly enclosed by land
the Red Sea, Irish Sea
3. 
a large body of fresh water
the Sea of Galilee
4. 
the state of the surface of the ocean with regard to waves or swells
a calm sea
5. 
a heavy swell or wave
6. 
something like or suggesting the sea in extent or vastness; very great amount or number
lost in a sea of debt
7.  Astronomy
mare2 (sense 2)
adjective
8. 
of, connected with, or for use at sea

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Sea

see synonyms of sea
n.
1. The continuous body of salt water covering most of the earth's surface, especially this body regarded as a geophysical entity distinct from earth and sky.
2.
a. A tract of water within an ocean.
b. A relatively large body of salt water completely or partially enclosed by land.
c. A relatively large landlocked body of fresh water.
3.
a. The condition of the ocean's surface with regard to its course, flow, swell, or turbulence: a rising sea; choppy seas.
b. A wave or swell, especially a large one: a 40-foot sea that broke over the stern.
4. Something that suggests the ocean in its overwhelming sweep or vastness: a sea of controversy.
5. Seafaring as a way of life.
6. Astronomy A lunar mare.

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