seaway
noun 3
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3ADJ.
clever
VERB + SEAWAY
discovered
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from, in
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noun
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.
3
The headway of a vessel.
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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.
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The Portuguese Vasco da Gama discovered the seaway that leads from Portugal, around the continent of Africa, to India.
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