SEAWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seaway mean? 

• SEAWAY (noun)
  The noun SEAWAY has 1 sense:

1. a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels

  Familiarity information: SEAWAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEAWAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sea lane; seaway; ship route; trade route

Hypernyms ("seaway" is a kind of...):

lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)

Instance hyponyms:

Saint Lawrence Seaway; St. Lawrence Seaway (a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior)

 Context examples 

The study reveals the first reconstructions of extinct aquatic species in their habitats along the seaway.

(Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change, National Science Foundation)

The carriages rocked and pitched like boats in a seaway, as they lumbered along, fifty abreast, scrambling and lurching over everything which came in their way.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The coracle—as I had ample reason to know before I was done with her—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.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

"Because the seaway changed in size and geography frequently, it may have resulted in ‘islands of water’ that stimulated species gigantism."

(Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change, National Science Foundation)