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asea

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[uh-see] / əˈsi /

adjective

  1. to or toward the sea; seaward.

  2. at sea. See sea.

Etymology

Origin of asea

First recorded in 1855–60; a- 1 + sea

Example Sentences

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Last week she was asea, enroute for her Switzerland home.

From Time Magazine Archive

"When the boat was asea there were still lights at the fairing hall, and they were not our lights, nor did the dead carry them," she said slowly.

From Key Out of Time by Norton, Andre

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