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seas

6 definitions • 11 examples
1
the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded by land:

Examples:

We went swimming in the sea.
The sea was calm/smooth/choppy/rough when we crossed the Channel.
The refugees were at sea (= in a boat on the sea a long way from land) for 40 days before reaching land.
When we moved to the US, we sent our things by sea (= in a ship).
We spent a week by the sea (= on the coast) this year.
Soon we had left the marina and were heading towards the open sea (= the part of the sea a long way from land).
2
a large amount or number of something:

Examples:

The teacher looked down and saw a sea of smiling faces.
3
(of a ship) to leave a port and start a journey:

Examples:

The boats will put (out) to sea on this evening's high tide.
4
one of the large, flat areas on the moon that in the past were thought to be seas
5
a large area of salt water that is partly or completely surrounded by land, or the salt water that covers most of the surface of the earth:

Examples:

[ C ] The seas are filled with creatures we know nothing about.
6
If you travel by sea, you go in a ship.

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