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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

/ ˈ²õ¾±ËËŒ·É±ðɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seaway1

before 1000; Middle English seewey, Old English ²õÇ£·É±ð²µ. See sea, way 1
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Mumbai has been given a makeover: Suspension bridges span its seaways, as well as its infamous slums, and new metro lines have been carved beneath its Art Deco and Indo-Saracenic facades and rumbling commuter railways.

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A vast seaway with swift currents separated North and South America, and most animals were unable to cross -- with a few notable exceptions.

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They're also the oldest bat fossils from Central America, preserved 20-million years ago when Panama and the rest of North America were separated from southern landmass by a seaway at least 120 miles wide.

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The accident, in which 27 people including a 7-year-old girl died, is the worst on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating France and Britain.

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