sea meaning

UK /siː/ US /si/ 1 syllable

sea (noun): a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land.

sea has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

sea as a noun

  1. a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

    Type of: body of water

    Kinds: Adriatic, Aegean, Arabian Sea, Arafura Sea, Baffin Bay, Baltic, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Bismarck Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean

  2. anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

    Synonyms: ocean

    Type of: large indefinite quantity

  3. turbulent water with swells of considerable size
    • heavy seas

    Type of: turbulent flow

    Kinds: head sea

How to pronounce sea

sea is pronounced /siː/ in British English and /si/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with sea

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in EA · 3-letter words

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