"Seaspeak" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From sea + -speak. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sea|speak}} sea + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Seaspeak (uncountable)
  1. A controlled form of natural language based on English and designed to facilitate communication between ships whose captains speak different languages. Wikipedia link: Seaspeak Tags: uncountable
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