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seaways

seaways is the plural of seaway.

Meaning of seaway

Noun

seaway (plural seaways)

  1. A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.
  2. An inland waterway used by seagoing shipping.
    • The coracle […] was a very safe boat for a person of my height and weight, both buoyant and clever in a seaway; but she was the most cross-grained, lop-sided craft to manage.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
  3. The headway of a vessel.

Questions about seaways

What is seaways the plural of?
Seaways is the plural of seaway.

Words near seaways in the dictionary

  1. seawaves
  2. seaway
  3. seawaybill
  4. seawaybills
  5. Seawaymax
  6. seaways
  7. seaweed
  8. seaweed dermatitis
  9. seaweed marquetry
  10. seaweeded
  11. seaweedlike

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