sea spray
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2.0
- noun
- /siː spreɪ/
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rocío marino
- Sea spray soaked her.
- salt from sea spray
- air tasted of sea spray
Examples
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And he definitely liked getting the sea spray in his face.
Blog text (29) -
Hunt could smell the cypress boards, damp with sea spray and the night air, as he and his father were pressed from behind right up to the walk, heads turned, waiting for the beauty contestants to come from the bathhouse in their swimsuits.
Fiction book (1999) -
The shoulders of his coat were still wet with sea spray.
Fiction book (2002) -
A soft breeze, with an odor he identified as sea spray, filled the air.
Fiction book (1992) -
The man, Francisco, stands beside her holding a cloak over her to protect her from sea spray.
Fiction book (1993) -
Designated as a horse beach, but favorable to fishermen and families as well, crashing ocean waves and salty sea spray beckon.
Blog text (25) -
The wind picked up in the afternoon, and the students, who were making CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) measurements at designated locations, started to get soaked with sea spray as they worked.
Blog text (2) -
As the boat sailed through the storm, waves crashed over the sides, and the crew was drenched in sea spray.
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She stood on the beach, feeling the refreshing sea spray on her face as the waves broke nearby.
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The children laughed and squealed as the sea spray misted them while they played near the crashing waves.
Synonyms
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1.8
A fine cloud of small drops or particles in the air
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8.8
Fine spray of sea water that the wind blows off waves
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3.1
Tiny drops of liquid that float in the air
A fine spray from the sea blown by wind
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'sea' (large body of saltwater) combined with 'spray' (fine droplets of water) directly describes droplets produced by the sea; the meaning is transparently compositional. This physical, descriptive compound follows common noun+noun formation and similar expressions exist across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Sea spray comes from the simple image of the sea and the spray of tiny water drops that wind and waves throw into the air. That's why the phrase means 'small droplets of water blown from the surface of the sea'.