countersea

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noun

A sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.

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Meanings

nouncountersea (plural counterseas)

plural counterseas

  1. nauticalA sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.

Origin

From counter- + sea.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nectareousraconteuse
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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