sea-legs

A form of sea legs — The ability, when walking aboard a ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.

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Meanings

nounsea-legs pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of sea legs.

    Mary Murray had nearly died of sea-sickness coming out—never seemed to get her sea-legs—so the captain, being sorry for her, told her she could go ashore with the men and feel solid ground under her for an hour or so.

    1923, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, chapter 7, in Emily of New Moon, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →OCLC
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