sea
- noun
- /siː/
- There's still rough seas from the storm.
- rough seas
- calm seas
- ships at sea
The sea, the the stormy seas will subside at some point.
- The sea, the the stormy seas will subside at some point.
- You know, it's makes it the sea unsafe, simple as that.
Examples
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Many sailors face challenges when navigating through rough seas caused by changing weather conditions.
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How many weeks at a time would you be out to sea without stopping at port?
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And Jim, of course, was lost at sea three years ago.
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Britain could not challenge France on land, but at sea it was a different matter.
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The moon is full, the sea is calm, we're ready to depart.
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We can feel the power of the storm-tossed sea crashing fifty feet below.
Fiction book (1991) -
He also brought news that the enemy had put to sea and blocked the straits.
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Restoring this capacity is like repairing a sinking ship at sea, where everyone wants to be captain.
Academic text (2013) -
I've sailed off the rough seas of Block Islands.
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The ship struggled against the high winds and turbulent waves at sea during the storm.
Synonyms
Idioms
You must choose between two options that are both bad
Compounds
A sea between southeastern Europe and western Asia that borders countries like Turkey and Ukraine
A sea near southeast Asia next to China, Vietnam, and the Philippines that many ships cross and that countries dispute
A large sea between Europe, Africa, and Asia that connects to the Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar
- US
A large brown sea animal that lives near Pacific coasts and uses rocks to open shellfish
A very large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia that is the world's largest inland sea
The deepest parts of the ocean far below the surface where little or no sunlight reaches
- US
A fish that people catch for sport and food along the Atlantic coast of the United States
A soft sea animal with a long body, leathery skin, and tentacles around its mouth
A soft sea animal that looks like a flower with a ring of tentacles around its mouth
- Specialized
A long sea animal with no legs, a flat tail, and a poisonous bite that eats fish
A group of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic writings found in caves near the Dead Sea
A person who dives deep in the sea using special equipment to protect from high pressure
A large Central Asian lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan that is now much smaller after rivers were used for farming
A part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia with cold water and many sea animals
A large shallow salty lake in southeastern California formed by an accidental flood and fed by water from farms
A calm part of the North Atlantic Ocean with clear water and large mats of floating seaweed
- Specialized
A heavy cloth pulled behind a boat to slow drift and keep the front facing the wind
A sea battle in May 1942 fought only by planes from aircraft carriers that stops a Japanese advance
A dark fish with stripes that lives along the Atlantic coast and that people eat and catch for sport
A large sea of the Atlantic between the Caribbean islands, Central America, and northern South America
A part of the Mediterranean Sea between Italy's east coast and the western coasts of Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania
- Specialized
A large fish without jaws that attaches to other fish and feeds on them
How Rough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sea comes from Old English sæ, which described the water itself, so saying 'rough seas' simply means the sea in a state with big, dangerous waves.