SEA


Meaning of SEA in English

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

- at sea

- to sea

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.