the mass of salt water on the earth's surface as differentiated from the land
▶ Related adjectives: marine, maritime, thalassic
b.
(as modifier)
sea air
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Examples of 'the sea' in a sentence
the sea
We were watching the sea eagle 's nest.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The warm red glow at the sea 's edge has a brilliant orange heart.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
How do you study the sea 's distant past?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Wild times: the sea 's annual gift.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The sea's good though.
The Sun (2011)
That fill the sea eternally' ).
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In our dreams, a summer 's day by the sea means a picnic with iced rosé and a golden tan by sunset.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
FLIGHT 370 's disappearance over the sea has sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories.
The Sun (2014)
Some have suggested that it gains lift in pulses from the movements of waves, as the sea 's motion forces air up close to the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All related terms of 'the sea'
follow the sea
to make one's living by serving on oceangoing ships
sea gull
→ gull 1 ; esp., any gull living along a seacoast
overlook the sea
The sea is the salty water that covers about three-quarters of the Earth's surface.
the First Sea Lord
the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
be between the devil and the deep blue sea
to be in a difficult situation where the two possible courses of action or choices that you can take are equally bad
between the devil and the deep blue sea
If you say that you are between the devil and the deep blue sea , you mean that you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.
there are plenty more fish in the sea
If you tell someone that there are plenty more fish in the sea , you are comforting them by saying that although their relationship with someone has failed , there are many other people they can have relationships with.