seaway

[ see-wey ]

noun

1. a way over the sea.
2. the open sea.
3. the progress of a ship through the waves.
4. a more or less rough sea:

   a hard vessel to steer in a seaway.

5. a canal, enlarged river, etc., giving access to a landlocked port by oceangoing vessels.

seaway

/ ˈsiːˌweɪ /

noun

1. a waterway giving access to an inland port, navigable by ocean-going ships
2. a vessel's progress
3. a rough or heavy sea
4. a route across the sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of seaway¹

before 1000; Middle English seewey, Old English sǣweg. See sea, way ¹

Example Sentences

The Tanis site is well inland today, but at the end of the Cretaceous period it was located on the coast of the western interior seaway that divided North America at that time, with sea levels some 200 metres higher than they are today.

From Popular-Science

If it was thus in smooth water, one dare hardly contemplate the results in a seaway.

From Project Gutenberg

That all boats should be fitted with a protective continuous fender, to lessen the risk of damage when being lowered in a seaway.

From Project Gutenberg

He asked why the Nequasset was loafing there in the seaway without steering headway on her!

From Project Gutenberg

Barring a little tendency to be cranky before the wind in a seaway, nothing better sailed.

From Project Gutenberg

And you are in good company, for by this seaway came the Russians in their several attempts on the Eastern capital.

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Related Words

• sea
• tide