sea

sea

W1S3 [si:] n

[: Old English; Origin: sA]

1.) [singular, U]

the large area of salty water that covers much of the earth's surface

= ↑ocean

▪ Jay stripped his clothes off and ran into the sea.

▪ All the rooms have sea views.

▪ The sea was perfectly calm .

▪ the rough seas and wild winds that buffeted the coast

▪ They headed west toward the open sea .

▪ Most exports went by sea .

▪ a little cottage by the sea

▪ He spent over 30 years at sea .

▪ They stood side by side looking out to sea .

▪ a sailor who was lost at sea

▪ He went to sea when he was eighteen.

▪ The refugees put to sea in five rickety rafts.

▪ Divers have disturbed the sea bed in some areas.

▪ She's out enjoying the sea air .

2.)

a large area of salty water that is mostly enclosed by land

▪ the Mediterranean Sea

3.) sea of sth

a very large number of people or things that all look similar

▪ He looked out at the sea of faces.

4.) (all) at sea

confused or not sure what to do

▪ Living in a foreign country can mean you're always at sea about what's going on.

5.) the seas

literary the sea - used especially when you are not talking about a particular ocean

across the seas

(=far away)

▪ They came from lands across the seas.

6.)

one of the broad areas that seem flat on the moon and Mars

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

calm sea (=without large waves)

rough sea(s)/heavy seas (=with large waves)

the open sea (=part of the sea far away from land)

by sea (=on a ship)

by the sea (=on the coast)

at sea (=working on ships)

out to sea (=away from the land)

be lost at sea (=be drowned)

go to sea (=go to work on a ship)

put to sea (=make a boat go out to sea)

seawater

seabed/floor (=the land at the bottom of the sea)

sea air (=the air at the coast)

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