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sea shanty

sea shanty noun: a work song that sailors historically sang in rhythm to their movement.

Noun

sea shanty (plural sea shanties)

  1. A work song that sailors historically sang in rhythm to their movement.

Forms of sea shanty

pluralsea shanties

Questions about sea shanty

What does sea shanty mean?
Sea shanty means a work song that sailors historically sang in rhythm to their movement.
What part of speech is sea shanty?
Sea shanty is a noun.
What is the plural of sea shanty?
The plural of sea shanty is sea shanties.

Words near sea shanty in the dictionary

  1. sea scurf
  2. sea scurfs
  3. sea serpent
  4. sea serpents
  5. sea shanties
  6. sea shanty
  7. sea shell
  8. sea sheller
  9. sea shelling
  10. sea shells
  11. sea shilling

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