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   Sea

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   noun

   • 1. the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses: "a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea" Similar (the) oceanthe wavesinformal:the drinkthe brinysalt chuckliterary:the deepthe mainthe foamrare:moanaOpposite landdry landfresh water
   • ▪ a roughly definable area of the sea: "the Black Sea"
   • ▪ a large lake: "the Sea of Galilee"
   • ▪ used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea: "there was still some sea running"
   • ▪ large waves: "the lifeboat met seas of thirty-five feet head-on" Similar wavebreakerrollercomberbillowbomborainformal:boomerkahunaswellwhite horseswhite caps
   • ▪ a vast expanse or quantity of something: "she scanned the sea of faces for Stephen" Similar expansestretchspanareatractsweepblanketsheetcarpetmassmultitudehostprofusionabundanceplethora

   Word Origin Old Englishsǣ, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zee and German See.

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   What does Sea mean?

   • SEA meaning: 1. the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty…. Learn more.

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   What does Sea mean in a sentence?

   • The sea is the salty water that covers about three-quarters of the Earth's surface. Most of the kids have never seen the sea. All transport operations, whether by sea, rail or road, are closely monitored at all times. You use seas when you are describing the sea at a particular time or in a particular area.

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   How do you use seas in a sentence?

   • You use seas when you are describing the sea at a particular time or in a particular area. He drowned after 30 minutes in the rough seas. The seas are warm further south. A sea is a large area of salty water that is part of an ocean or is surrounded by land. ...the North Sea. ...the huge inland sea of Turkana.

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   What does salt water mean?

   • A body of salt water smaller than an ocean, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea. A lake, especially if large or if salty or brackish . The swell of the sea; a single wave; billow . ( attributive, in combination) Living or used in or on the sea; of, near, or like the sea.

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   a large area of salt water: I'd like to live by the sea. We went swimming in the sea. It was our third day at sea(= travelling on the sea). It's cheaper to send parcels by sea(= on a ship). More examplesFewer examples. The plane plunged headlong into the sea. The rocks jutted out into the sea.

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   4 days ago · A sea is a large area of salty water that is part of an ocean or is surrounded by land.

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   2 days ago · The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth 's surface . A body of salt water smaller than an ocean, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea. The Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Sea of Crete, etc.

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