sea fight
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sea fight
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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For two acts it stirs in a good deal of miscellaneous material, from a comically brief sea fight to a farcical midshipman out of Mister Roberts.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the filming of Jones's most famed sea fight, the Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard were rebuilt timber for timber.
From Time Magazine Archive
Going in by plane was John Hersey, veteran of Guadalcanal and of the sea fight in which the Wasp was lost.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of the running sea fight that began next day, Historian Mattingly observes: "No naval campaign in previous history, and none afterward until the advent of the aircraft carrier, involved so many fresh and incalculable factors."
From Time Magazine Archive
When these vessels are slow, like the Detroit, they are intended for long voyages and for duty in foreign countries, and are of little use in a sea fight.
From The Boys of '98 by James Otis
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