sea bathing
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- noun
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bañarse en el mar
- After a long hike, nothing feels better than sea bathing in the warm ocean water.
Examples
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Until the late nineteenth century, when "sea-bathing" became popular, the beaches were commonly used as city dumps.
Academic text (2000) -
I start remembering it, what it's like, the sea bathing in sunlight, the brittle, howling cold; it feels good even to think about, and once again I start thinking about going back there.
Fiction book (1996) -
A little sea-bathing would set me up very nicely.
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Every summer, our family enjoys sea bathing at the beach to cool off and relax.
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During the vacation, we spent our days sea bathing and enjoying the sun on the sandy shore.
Synonyms
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Washing your body in water or sitting in the sun for cleanliness, relaxation and health
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A sport or exercise where you move through water using your arms and legs
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Morphology
The meaning 'swimming or bathing in the sea' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sea' (a large body of saltwater) + 'bathe' (to swim or dip); the noun phrase simply names the place + activity. This is a common, cross-linguistic pattern (place + activity) and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Sea bathing comes from the 1800s, when people would go into the sea for bathing because doctors thought seawater could make them healthier and seaside towns became places for visitors. That's why sea bathing now means 'swimming or bathing in the sea' for pleasure or health.