Seacombe

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/ˈsiː.kəm/

proper noun

A neighbourhood and Mersey ferry terminal in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3290).

OriginOld English sǣ →
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Meanings

proper nounSeacombe (countable and uncountable, plural Seacombes)

plural Seacombes · alternative Seccombe · alternative Secombe

  1. countableuncountableA neighbourhood and Mersey ferry terminal in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3290).
  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsǣ“sea”
  2. EnglishSeacombe

From Old English sǣ (“sea”) + cumb (“narrow valley, combe”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Seacombe

SecombecaecumFriockheimvade mecum
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Cite this entry
APA

Seacombe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seacombe

MLA

“Seacombe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seacombe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seacombe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seacombe.

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