sea
Other forms: seas
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.
The best-known examples of sea include the Mediterranean Sea, Bering Sea, and Caribbean Sea. The word sea can also refer to large waves. If there's a sea warning, it would be wise to reschedule your sailing trip. Sea can be used more figuratively to describe something that seems to be vast in quantity, just like the sea. The audience at your concert might look like an endless sea of people.
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by landexamples:Adriatic Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the westAegean Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and PersiaArabian Seaa northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and ArabiaArafura Seaa part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of IndonesiaBaffin Baya body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winterBaltic Seaa sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navyBarents Seathe part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Norway and RussiaBeaufort Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the northeast of AlaskaBering Seapart of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering StraitBismarck Seaan arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck ArchipelagoEuxine Seaa sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern EuropeansCaribbean Seaan arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf streamChukchi Seapart of the Arctic Ocean just to the north of the Bering StraitCoral Seaan arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of AustraliaEast China Seapart of the Pacific Ocean near eastern AsiaGreenland Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the north of IcelandHudson Bayan inland sea in northern CanadaInland Seaan arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is HiroshimaIonian Seaan arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern ItalyIrish Seaan arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and IrelandKara Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the yearLabrador Seaan arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern GreenlandLaptev Seapart of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the yearLigurian Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and CorsicaMarmara Denizian inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the DardanellesMediterranean Seathe largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and AsiaNorth Seaan arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970Norwegian Seathe part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North SeaRed Seaa long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez CanalRoss Seaan arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in AntarcticaSargasso Seaa vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweedSea of Japanan arm of the Pacific between Japan and the Korean PeninsulaSea of Okhotskan arm of the Pacific to the east of AsiaSouth China Seaa tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoonsTasman Seaan arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New ZealandTimor Seaan arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern AustraliaTyrrhenian Seaan arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and SicilyWeddell Seaan arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica to the east of the Antarctic PeninsulaYellow Seapart of the Pacific off the east coast of Asiatypes:South Seaany sea to the south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific)type of:body of water, waterthe part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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turbulent water with swells of considerable size“heavy seas”types:head seaa sea in which the waves are running directly against the course of the shiptype of:turbulent flowflow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically
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anything apparently limitless in quantity or volumesynonyms: oceantype of:large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
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Physical geography will be a breeze once you master this list of terms related to Earth's physical features. You'll review climate and weather, landforms and bodies of water, biomes and ecosystems, and the geological structure of the Earth — and that's just the tip of the iceberg!