seaway
A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by shipsA lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.
» The Portuguese Vasco da Gama discovered the seaway that leads from Portugal, around the continent of Africa, to India.
Португалец Васко да Гама открыл морской путь из Португалии в Индию в обход Африки.
Meaning
3 sensesA lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.
Seeweg
a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
An inland waterway used by seagoing shipping.
The headway of a vessel.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Portuguese Vasco da Gama discovered the seaway that leads from Portugal, around the continent of Africa, to India.
ruПортугалец Васко да Гама открыл морской путь из Португалии в Индию в обход Африки.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English seewey, from Old English sǣweġ (“a seaway, a path through the sea”), eFrom Middle English seewey, from Old English sǣweġ (“a seaway, a path through the sea”), equivalent to sea + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Seegong (“seaway, swell”), German Seegang (“seaway, swell”).
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Forms
plural: seawaysSynonyms
3 synonyms- a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels:sea laneship routetrade route