Meanings
plural seaways
- nauticalAn inland waterway used by seagoing shipping.
The coracle […] was a very safe boat for a person of my height and weight, both buoyant and clever in a seaway; but she was the most cross-grained, lop-sided craft to manage.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishsǣweġ“a seaway, a path through the sea”
- Middle Englishseewey
- Englishseaway
From Middle English seewey, from Old English sǣweġ (“a seaway, a path through the sea”), equivalent to sea + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Seegong (“seaway, swell”), German Seegang (“seaway, swell”).
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish laivareitti
- laivareittiroute at sea that is regularly used by ships
German Seeweg
- Seewegroute at sea that is regularly used by ships
Hebrew נָתִיב יַמִּי
- נָתִיב יַמִּי (nativ yami)route at sea that is regularly used by ships
Italian rotta, tragitto
- rottaroute at sea that is regularly used by ships
- tragittoroute at sea that is regularly used by ships
- percorsoroute at sea that is regularly used by ships
Māori ara moana
- ara moanaroute at sea that is regularly used by ships
Polish droga morska
- droga morskaroute at sea that is regularly used by ships
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with seaway
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