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单词 sea puss
释义

sea puss

[ see-poos ]
/ ˈsi ˌpʊs /

noun Oceanography.

a strong nearshore current resulting from the seaward flow of water, especially through a channel in a bar.

Origin of sea puss

First recorded in 1645–55, Americanism in sense “brook;” alteration, by folk etymology, of earlier seapoose, from Unquachog (English spelling) seépus “river,” from unattested Proto-Algonquian si·po·wi (becoming Fox si·po·wi ) + diminutive suffix

Words nearby sea puss

sea poppy, seaport, sea power, sea purse, sea purslane, sea puss, SEAQ, seaquake, sear, sea ranger, sea raven
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Example sentences from the Web for sea puss

  • Apparently she was caught in a sea-puss and was still making no headway.

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