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countersea

countersea noun: a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.

Noun

countersea (plural counterseas)

  1. A sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.

Forms of countersea

pluralcounterseas

Origin of countersea

From counter- + sea.

Questions about countersea

What does countersea mean?
Countersea means a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.
What part of speech is countersea?
Countersea is a noun.
What is the plural of countersea?
The plural of countersea is counterseas.

Words near countersea in the dictionary

  1. counterscoffs
  2. counterscreen
  3. counterscreened
  4. counterscreens
  5. counterscrutiny
  6. countersea
  7. counterseal
  8. countersealed
  9. countersealing
  10. counterseals
  11. counterseas

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