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sea term used as synonymous with ocean , or a subdivision of an ocean (Caribbean Sea, Yellow Sea), or erroneously designating a large salt lake (Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Aral Sea).

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Â© The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

sea n. (often the sea)
1. the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses: a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea | rocky bays lapped by vivid blue sea | a sea view.

2. a roughly definable area of this: the Black Sea.

3. a large lake: the Sea of Galilee.

4. used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea: there was still some sea running.

5. (seas) large waves: the lifeboat met seas of thirty-five feet head-on.
at sea sailing on the sea.
by sea by means of a ship or ships: other army units were sent by sea.
go to sea
1. set out on a voyage.

2. become a sailor in a navy or a merchant navy.
put out to sea leave land on a voyage.

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A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Â© A Dictionary of the Internet 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

sea A FILE EXTENSION for files which are condensed into an archive by the Macintosh OPERATING SYSTEM.

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