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UK [siː] / US [sɪ] noun
Word forms "sea":
singular sea plural seas

[singular/uncountable] the large area of salt water that covers most of the surface of the Earth

Tim went swimming in the sea.

He had a room overlooking the sea.

We're renting a house by the sea (= close to the sea).

into the sea:

I ran across the beach and into the sea.

at sea (= in a boat or ship on the sea):

Some older tankers need maintenance while at sea.

by sea (= in a ship across the sea):

Most of his belongings will be transported by sea.

out to sea (= out onto the sea):

She rowed the boat out to sea.

lost at sea (= died in the sea):

A service was held to commemorate those lost at sea.

put to sea (= start a journey in a ship):

The cruiser put to sea yesterday from the port of Murmansk.

the open sea (= a part of the sea far from land):

The yacht was on the open sea in light winds.

a) [countable, usually plural] the condition of the sea, especially the way that it is affected by the weather

calm/rough/choppy/stormy seas:

A fishing boat is missing in rough seas off the Shetlands.

The sea was very choppy (= with many small waves).

b) [countable] a large area of salt water

The dam will create an enormous inland sea.

c) Sea

[singular] used as part of the name of a sea

the North Sea

the Irish Sea

d) the seas

literary the sea in general

the peace and freedom of the seas

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- all at sea

- a sea of something

See:

the high seas