green sea

noun

, Nautical.

1. a solid mass of water breaking over the bow or bulwark of a ship.

Word History and Origins

Origin of green sea¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

"There's so many green sea turtles in that area, so many sting rays," he said.

From BBC

Green sea turtles thrive by the thousands in the Tetiaroa sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s pretty much rid the atoll of the rats that kill native ground-nesting birds and the rare green sea turtles that now thrive by the thousands in the Tetiaroa sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times

The scientists also noted the shocking range of cat diets, characterizing them as "extreme generalist predators" who will feed off of animals as large as American bullfrogs, emus, green sea turtles and domestic cows.

From Salon

A Griffith-led study on the influence of pollution on the sex ratio of clutches of green sea turtles has found that it may compound the female-biasing influence of rising global temperatures.

From Science Daily