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sea-ground

sea-ground noun: the bottom of the sea, seabed.

Noun

sea-ground (plural sea-grounds)

  1. the bottom of the sea, seabed
    • 'I'll set my foot in a bottomless boat, / And swim to the sea-ground.'1882, “Ballad 51: Lizie Wan”, in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, volume 1

Forms of sea-ground

pluralsea-grounds

Origin of sea-ground

From sea + ground.

Questions about sea-ground

What does sea-ground mean?
Sea-ground means the bottom of the sea, seabed.
What part of speech is sea-ground?
Sea-ground is a noun.
What is the plural of sea-ground?
The plural of sea-ground is sea-grounds.

Words near sea-ground in the dictionary

  1. sea-grasses
  2. sea-green
  3. sea-green incorruptible
  4. sea-green incorruptibles
  5. sea-greens
  6. sea-ground
  7. sea-grounds
  8. sea-gull
  9. sea-gulls
  10. sea-hag
  11. sea-hags

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