a-seaadv.
/əˈsiː/ On the sea, at sea; to the sea.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > [adverb] > at, to, or on the sea
afloat?1473
a-sea1858
1858 H. Bushnell Serm. for New Life 212 You are no more afloat or a-sea.
1878 J. Miller Songs Italy 119 We stood looking a-sea.
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