gannets' bath

Noun

the gannet's bath

1. (literary, kenning) The ocean; the open sea.
   • The loss would be greater than the gain to the web-footed race that come over the “gannets’ bath,” though a very desirable causeway to the “Belles Poules,” the Gallic birds, who might wish to come in too great numbers.1866 September 8, Once A Week, London, page 265, column 1

   Synonyms:

   swan's road, whale-road, whale's way