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sea lane

sea lane noun: a regularly used route for ocean-going vessels.

Noun

sea lane (plural sea lanes)

  1. A regularly used route for ocean-going vessels.
    • “What kind of men are you who arrive
      rigged out for combat in coats of mail,
      sailing here over sea-lanes
      in your steep-hulled boat?”1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 10
    Synonyms:
    seaway

Synonyms of sea lane

Forms of sea lane

pluralsea lanes
alternative formsea-lane

Origin of sea lane

From sea + lane.

Questions about sea lane

What does sea lane mean?
Sea lane means a regularly used route for ocean-going vessels.
What part of speech is sea lane?
Sea lane is a noun.
What is the plural of sea lane?
The plural of sea lane is sea lanes.

Words near sea lane in the dictionary

  1. sea kraits
  2. sea lace
  3. Sea Lake
  4. sea lamprey
  5. sea lampreys
  6. sea lane
  7. sea lanes
  8. sea lark
  9. sea larks
  10. sea lavender
  11. sea lavenders

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