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green sea

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. a solid mass of water breaking over the bow or bulwark of a ship.


Etymology

Origin of green sea

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

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"There's so many green sea turtles in that area, so many sting rays," he said.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2024

It’s pretty much rid the atoll of the rats that kill native ground-nesting birds and the rare green sea turtles that now thrive by the thousands in the Tetiaroa sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

The scientists also noted the shocking range of cat diets, characterizing them as "extreme generalist predators" who will feed off of animals as large as American bullfrogs, emus, green sea turtles and domestic cows.

From Salon Dec. 12, 2023

A Griffith-led study on the influence of pollution on the sex ratio of clutches of green sea turtles has found that it may compound the female-biasing influence of rising global temperatures.

From Science Daily Nov. 13, 2023

I thought of that green sea, foam-flecked, that ran down channel beyond the headland.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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