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- 1. the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses: "a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea" Similar Opposite
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A sea is a large body of salt water. There are particular seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the Ocean, the interconnected body of seawaters that spans most of Earth. Particular seas are either marginal seas, second-order sections of the oceanic sea (e.g. the Mediterranean Sea), or certain large, nearly landlocked bodies of water.
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A sea is a huge body of salt water, typically a part of the ocean that's near land. Much grander than a lake or river, a sea can appear open and endless when you view it from the shore.
1 the sea [uncountable] (literary seas [plural]) the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands to travel by sea We left port and headed for the open sea (= far away from land). the cold seas of the Arctic a sea voyage a hotel room with a sea view see high seas, ocean
Learn the definition of sea as a noun and an adjective, and see examples of its usage in different contexts. Find out the names and features of various seas and oceans around the world.
