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Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.
Billy Campbell

Meaning of "the sea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE SEA

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WHAT DOES THE SEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the sea

Sea

The sea, the world ocean, or simply the ocean, is the connected body of salty water that covers over 70 percent of the Earth's surface. It moderates the Earth's climate and has important roles in the water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle. Although the sea has been travelled and explored since ancient times, the scientific study of the sea—oceanography—dates broadly from the voyages of Captain James Cook who explored the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In geography, "sea" is used in the names of smaller, partly landlocked sections of the ocean, for example the Irish Sea, while "ocean" is used in the names of the five largest sections, such as the Pacific Ocean. The most abundant ions in sea water are chloride and sodium. The water also contains magnesium, sulfate, calcium, potassium, and many other components, some in minute concentrations. Salinity varies widely, being lower near the surface and the mouths of large rivers and higher in the depths of the ocean; however the relative proportions of dissolved salts vary little across the oceans.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE SEA

the Santa Maria
the Scales
the scheduled territories
the Schools
the score
the Scorpion
the Scots Greys
the Scottish
the screen
the scrub
the Second International
the secondary
the seelie
the self
the services
the shades
the Shakers
the shakes
the Shard
the shield

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE SEA

air-to-sea
antinausea
asea
at sea
Battersea
between the devil and the deep blue sea
Chelsea
deep-sea
go to sea
head sea
Hosea
Kensington and Chelsea
Marshalsea
nausea
oversea
put to sea
sea
subsea
Swansea
undersea

Synonyms and antonyms of the sea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the sea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE SEA

Find out the translation of the sea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the sea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the sea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el mar
570 millions of speakers

English

the sea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

море
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o mar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la mer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Meer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

segara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समुद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deniz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

morze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

море
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η θάλασσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die see
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

havet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjøen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the sea

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE SEA»

The term «the sea» is very widely used and occupies the 6.136 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of the sea
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the sea».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE SEA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the sea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the sea» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the sea

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE SEA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the sea.
1
George Matthew Adams
Beauty of expression is so akin to the voice of the sea.
2
Alejandro Amenabar
I think the concept of the sea is very important.
3
Alan Bennett
I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. the sea has none.
4
Tracie Bennett
I am so scared of the sea, so what did I do? Learned to scuba in the Great Barrier Reef.
5
Jo Beverley
There's a magical energy and power from the ocean. I was born in a room overlooking the sea, in the middle of a storm. Perhaps, then, it's not surprising that shores touch my soul. Science might disagree, but I think there's a difference in the air on a coast - the positive ions, perhaps.
6
Jo Beverley
Venice is truly magical. The Devon-Dorset coast in England is so beautiful, and its sandstone cliffs are full of fossils, which can make for some very exciting walks. And I love Halifax, a great place with all the modern things you could want, plus a wonderful sense of history, and, of course, the sea.
7
William Booth
Look! Don't be deceived by appearances - men and things are not what they seem. All who are not on the rock are in the sea!
8
Steven Brust
There are millions of ways for people to die, if you number each vital organ, each ways it can fail, all the poisons from the earth and the sea which can cause these failures.
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Billy Campbell
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.
10
John Chrysostom
I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE SEA»

Discover the use of the sea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the sea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sea
In this luminous new novel about love, loss, and the unpredictable power of memory, John Banville introduces us to Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child to ...
John Banville, 2007
2
Gift from the Sea
Over a quarter of a century after its first publication, the great and simple wisdom in this book continues to influence women's lives. From the Hardcover edition.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 2011
3
The Old Man and the Sea
The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction.
Ernest Hemingway, 2002
4
Paddle-to-the-Sea
A toy Indian and his canoe travel from Lake Nipigon to the Atlantic Ocean.
‎1980
5
The Sea Around Us
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Rachel Carson including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.
Rachel Carson, 2011
6
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime ...
Nathaniel Philbrick, 2001
7
Star of the Sea
In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go.
Joseph O'Connor, 2004
8
Thunder from the Sea
Just when his dreams of being part of a family and having a dog seem to be coming true, Tom wonders if trouble with neighbors on his new island home and the impending birth of a new baby will change everything. Set in Newfoundland in 1929.
Joan Hiatt Harlow, 2004
9
The Sea Priestess
The Sea Priestess is the highly acclaimed novel in which Dion Fortune introduces her most powerful fictional character, Vivien Le Fay Morgan- a practicing initiate of the Hermetic Path.
Dion Fortune, 2003
10
The Edge of the Sea
Featuring a new introduction by Sue Hubbell, a groundbreaking environmental resource presents a fascinating foray into the sea--a watery world brimming with life--and the extraordinary world that exists at the boundary of land and water.
Rachel Carson, 1998

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE SEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the sea is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dozens die as Russian trawler sinks in the Sea of Okhotsk
At least 56 sailors have been killed after a Russian fishing trawler sank in the Sea of Okhotsk, raising questions about whether the owner and crew had cut too ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
2
Starving Sea Lions Washing Ashore by the Hundreds in California
By the time Wendy Leeds reached him, the sea lion pup had little hope of surviving. Like more than 1,450 other sea lions that have washed up on California ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
3
Missing AirAsia Plane Likely 'At The Bottom Of The Sea'
It is believed to have crashed into Indonesia's Java Sea on Sunday morning, but exactly what happened -- and whether the plane's flight path played any role ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
4
A View From the Sea, as China Flexes Muscle
ABOARD CSB-8003, in the South China Sea — As the large white Chinese ship closed in, the smaller Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel could only veer off, black ... «New York Times, Aug 14»

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