seaway

[ see-wey ]

/ ˈsiˌweɪ /

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noun

a way over the sea.

the open sea.

the progress of a ship through the waves.

a more or less rough sea: a hard vessel to steer in a seaway.

a canal, enlarged river, etc., giving access to a landlocked port by oceangoing vessels.

Nearby words

seawan, seaward, seawards, seaware, seawater, seaway, seaweed, seaweed marquetry, seaworthy, sebaceous, sebaceous adenoma

Origin of seaway

before 1000; Middle English seewey, Old English sǣweg. See sea, way¹

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Examples from the Web for seaway

I guess he was in hopes it would break with us out in a seaway where we couldn't do anything.
The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters|Wilmer M. Ely
There was no doubt about it: those New Englanders knew how to manage a boat in a seaway.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
She pointed to the floor of the cockpit, and there, sliding grotesquely with the motion of the seaway, was Poul Halvard.
Wild Oranges|Joseph Hergesheimer
The seaway is foul with wrecks, foundered on beach and sandbar—the tide vexed by under-water obstructions.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

There's only two or three that can run away from her, and she is a peach in a seaway—just like a duck.
The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters|Wilmer M. Ely

British Dictionary definitions for seaway

seaway

/ (ˈsiːˌweɪ) /

noun

a waterway giving access to an inland port, navigable by ocean-going ships

a vessel's progress

a rough or heavy sea

a route across the sea

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seaway

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seaway

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