sea letter

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noun

Also called: passport a document issued to a merchant vessel, esp in wartime, authorizing it to leave a port or proceed freely

(formerly) a document issued to a vessel in port, describing its cargo, crew, etc

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Words nearby sea letter

sealed road, sealed unit, sea legs, sealer, sealery, sea letter, sea lettuce, sea level, sea-level pressure, sealift, sea lily

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How to use sea letter in a sentence

My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
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It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
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The wreckage lies no more than around 100 feet down in the Java Sea.
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In memoriam, Parker Molloy writes a powerful letter to Leelah.
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And for those on the Palestinian right who still dream of driving the Jews into the sea, they too can forget it.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The countries about the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and its adjoining waters.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
He turned to the gentle accents of his sweet Alice, breathed in a letter which had been wet with her grateful tears.
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All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various