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shortsea

shortsea adjective: of or relating to transportation by sea that does not directly cross an ocean, such as coastwise movement.

Adjective

shortsea (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to transportation by sea that does not directly cross an ocean, such as coastwise movement.

Origin of shortsea

From short + sea.

Questions about shortsea

What does shortsea mean?
Shortsea means of or relating to transportation by sea that does not directly cross an ocean, such as coastwise movement.
What part of speech is shortsea?
Shortsea is an adjective.

Words near shortsea in the dictionary

  1. Shortridge
  2. Shortridges
  3. shorts
  4. shorts down
  5. shorts out
  6. shortsea
  7. shortseller
  8. shortsellers
  9. shortsheet
  10. shortsheeted
  11. shortsheeting

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