seaway

If it was thus in smooth water, one dare hardly contemplate the results in a seaway.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
That all boats should be fitted with a protective continuous fender, to lessen the risk of damage when being lowered in a seaway.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
He asked why the Nequasset was loafing there in the seaway without steering headway on her!
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
Barring a little tendency to be cranky before the wind in a seaway, nothing better sailed.
The Wind Bloweth|Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne

And you are in good company, for by this seaway came the Russians in their several attempts on the Eastern capital.
The Walls of Constantinople|Bernard Granville Baker

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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