Seaway Definition

sēwā
seaways
noun
seaways
A route for travel on the sea.
Webster's New World
An inland waterway to the sea for ocean ships.
St. Lawrence Seaway.
Webster's New World
A moderate to rough sea.
Webster's New World
The headway of a ship.
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Other Word Forms of Seaway

Noun

Singular:
seaway
Plural:
seaways

Origin of Seaway

  • From Middle English seewey, from Old English sÇ£weÄ¡ (“a sea-way, a path through the sea"), equivalent to sea +"Ž way. Compare German Seegang (“seaway").

    From Wiktionary

Seaway Sentence Examples

  • These sediments were formed in an arid, enclosed shallow seaway or saline lake between 230 and 215 million years ago.

  • The continental arrangement, with its equatorial seaway, was partially responsible, in that it limited the oceanic circulation.

  • Water from the Great Lakes will empty into the Gulf of Mexico, as opposed to the St. Lawrence Seaway.

  • All compasses are fitted with a gimbal ring to keep the bowl and card level under every circumstance of a ship's motion in a seaway, the ring being connected with the binnacle or pedestal by means of journals or knife edges.

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