whale's road
whale's road · whale's roads
The ocean; the open seaThe ocean; the open sea.
Meaning
1 senses(literary)The ocean; the open sea.
Origin
Calque of Old English hranrād, from hran (“whale”) + rād (“road”).Calque of Old English hranrād, from hran (“whale”) + rād (“road”).
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