transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English see, from Old English sǣ; akin to Old High German sē sea, Gothic saiws
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a great body of salt water that covers much of the earth ; broadly : the waters of the earth as distinguished from the land and air
b. : a body of salt water of second rank more or less landlocked
the Mediterranean sea
c. : ocean
d. : an inland body of water — used especially for names of such bodies
the Caspian Sea
2.
a. : surface motion on a large body of water or its direction ; also : a large swell or wave — often used in plural
heavy sea s
b. : the disturbance of the ocean or other body of water due to the wind
3. : something likened to the sea especially in vastness
a sea of faces
4. : the seafaring life
5. : mare III
• sea adjective
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- at sea
- to sea