sea
Pronunciation: /siː/
noun
(often the sea)- the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface and surrounds its land masses: a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea
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- (seas) large waves: the lifeboat met seas of thirty-five feet head-on
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Phrases
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at sea
- sailing on the sea: he spends long hours at sea on a small catamaran
- (also all at sea) confused or unable to decide what to do: he feels at sea with economics
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by sea
- by means of a ship or ships: other army units were sent by sea
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go to sea
- set out on a voyage: the fishermen were unable to go to sea in such storms
- become a sailor in a navy or a merchant navy: Garret left the small family farm in his late teens and went to sea
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on the sea
- situated on the coast.
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put (out) to sea
- leave land on a voyage: the Alabama put to sea the next morning
Origin:
Old English sǣ, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zee and German See