sea-ground

noun

the bottom of the sea, seabed

Meanings

nounsea-ground (plural sea-grounds)

plural sea-grounds

  1. the bottom of the sea, seabed

    'I'll set my foot in a bottomless boat, / And swim to the sea-ground.'

    1882, “Ballad 51: Lizie Wan”, in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, volume 1

Origin

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“sea-ground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea-ground. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea-ground,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea-ground.

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