SEA

noun Etymology: Middle English see, from Old English sǣ; akin to Old High German sē ~, Gothic saiws Date: before 12th century 1. a great body of salt water that covers much of the earth, a body of salt water of second rank more or less landlocked , ocean , an inland body of water, 2. surface motion on a large body of water or its direction, the disturbance of the ocean or other body of water due to the wind, something likened to the ~ especially in vastness , the ~faring life, mare III, ~ adjective