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noun large area of salt water ADJ. calm, smooth a calm sea after the storm | choppy, rough The sea was too rough for sailing in small boats. | deep | shallow | blue, grey | cold | warm | inland | open The fishing boats headed for the open sea. VERB + SEA cross We crossed the Mediterranean Sea on a cruise ship. | go to (= become a sailor) | put (out) to The ship put to sea (= left port) in deteriorating weather conditions. | be lost at They were lost at sea when their ship sank en route for Madeira. | stare out to She stood on the cliff, staring out to sea. SEA + VERB rise In recent years the sea has risen by a couple of inches. | recede, retreat The sea has retreated a little since the river was diverted. SEA + NOUN water | bottom, floor | breeze | creature | port (also seaport), voyage | cliff, front, view PREP. at ~ We spent three weeks at sea. | across the ~ We sailed across the Black Sea in a yacht. | by (the) ~ We sent our furniture by sea. They live by the sea. | down to the ~ We'll go down to the sea for a swim before dinner. | in/into the ~ I love swimming in the sea! | on the ~ three ships sailing on the sea | out to ~ She fell overboard and was swept out to sea. PHRASES the bottom/edge/middle/surface of the sea, the boom/booming/murmur/roar/sound of the sea (also the seas) movement of the waves of the sea ADJ. choppy, dangerous, heavy, mountainous, raging, rough, stormy A week of heavy seas has created problems for fishermen. VERB + SEA roam, sail He has sailed the seven seas. PHRASES on the high seas, the seven seas large amount of sth ADJ. vast PREP. ~ of She scanned the vast sea of faces below her.
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adjectives
blue
• The sun shone brightly upon the clear blue sea.
calm
• The sea was perfectly calm.
rough
(= with big waves )
• The sea was too rough to swim in.
choppy
(= with a lot of small waves )
• The wind was starting to pick up and the sea was becoming choppy. • The yachts bobbed around on the choppy sea.
heavy seas
(= a rough sea )
• The tanker split apart and sank in heavy seas.
a stormy sea
• a picture of a battleship in a stormy sea
the open sea
(= the part of the sea that is far away from land )
• Rescuers are trying to drive the stranded whales back out into the open sea.
the deep sea
(= the water deep under the surface of the sea )
• The deep sea is the most unexplored area left on the planet.
verbs
cross the sea
• Our ancestors crossed the sea in small boats.
go to sea
(= go to work on a ship )
• He went to sea when he was eighteen.
put to sea
(= sail a boat away from land )
• The refugees put to sea in rickety rafts.
be lost at sea
formal (= be drowned in the sea )
• His father had been lost at sea three months before.
be swept out to sea
(= be taken far away from land by the sea )
• They had to rescue three young canoeists who were swept out to sea.
sea + NOUN
sea water
• Removing salt from sea water is an expensive process.
a sea view
• All the bedrooms have a sea view.
sea level
• Average sea levels are rising year on year.
the sea air
(= the air close to the sea )
• He breathed in the fresh sea air.
the sea bed
( also the sea floor ) (= the land at the bottom of the sea )
• A lot of these small creatures feed on the sea bed.
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