"seaway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seaways [plural]
Rhymes: -iːweɪ Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|seewey}} Middle English seewey, {{inh|en|ang|sǣweġ||a seaway, a path through the sea}} Old English sǣweġ (“a seaway, a path through the sea”), {{com|en|sea|way}} sea + way, {{cog|stq|Seegong|t=seaway, swell}} Saterland Frisian Seegong (“seaway, swell”), {{cog|de|Seegang|t=seaway, swell}} German Seegang (“seaway, swell”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} seaway (plural seaways)
  1. (nautical) A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (route at sea that is regularly used by ships): laivareitti (Finnish), נָתִיב יַמִּי (nativ yami) [masculine] (Hebrew), rotta [feminine] (Italian), tragitto [masculine] (Italian), percorso [masculine] (Italian), ara moana (Maori), талай јол (talay ǰol) (Southern Altai), теҥис јол (teŋis ǰol) [dialectal] (Southern Altai)
    Sense id: en-seaway-en-noun-Yd1ul9Ic Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 22 19 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'route at sea that is regularly used by ships': 91 7 1
  2. (nautical) An inland waterway used by seagoing shipping. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-seaway-en-noun-SZP6KwOp Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (nautical) The headway of a vessel. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-seaway-en-noun-qWstRGQT Topics: nautical, transport

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