seascape
Americannoun
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a sketch, painting, or photograph of the sea.
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a view of the sea.
noun
Etymology
Origin of seascape
First recorded in 1790–1800; sea + -scape ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing seascape
Visual Arts - High School
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Visual Arts - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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Magnusson, a seascape painter and mother of five, was in her mid-80s when she wrote a bestselling book, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
When they open them, a seascape galaxy of stars appears -- the bluish-white flashes of creatures from plankton and jellyfish to shrimp and fish responding to the sub lights.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Measuring roughly 55 feet long and 18 feet wide, the float featured a dense seascape of corals, fish and oversize sea stars, some spanning 4 feet in diameter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
"Within this seascape, PACs may serve as an ecological catalyst that could hasten the global demise of corals on reefs under accelerating climate change."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2023
I go back to staring at the virtual seascape passing us.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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