put to sea

Variant of sea

sea definition

sea (sē)

noun

  1. the continuous body of salt water covering the greater part of the earth's surface; ocean
  2. a large body of salt water wholly or partly enclosed by land the Red Sea, Irish Sea
  3. a large body of fresh water the Sea of Galilee
  4. the state of the surface of the ocean with regard to waves or swells a calm sea
  5. a heavy swell or wave
  6. something like or suggesting the sea in extent or vastness; very great amount or number lost in a sea of debt
  7. Astron. mare (sense )

Etymology: ME see < OE sæ, akin to Du zee, Ger see

adjective

of, connected with, or for use at sea
sea Idioms

at sea

  1. on the open sea
  2. uncertain; bewildered

follow the sea

to make one's living by serving on oceangoing ships

go to sea

  1. to become a sailor
  2. to embark on a voyage

put (out) to sea

to sail away from land

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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