"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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 15 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 11 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 76 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 76 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 76 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 89 8 3 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'route at sea that is regularly used by ships': 92 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

Inflected forms

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