plural noun
Large areas of salty water, usually smaller than oceans and partly surrounded by land.
The seas around the island are warm.
Ships crossed the seas during the long voyage.
American English
How to pronounce seas
nounA1Very common word
SEEZ
/siz/
One syllable.
Form of sea
Large areas of salty water, usually smaller than oceans and partly surrounded by land.
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plural noun
Very large amounts or numbers of something spread over wide areas.
Seas of sand cover the desert.
Seas of people filled the streets after the parade.
Useful expressions
the average height of the ocean's surface, used as a point of measurement
The airport is 30 meters above sea level.
traveling by boat or ship
We traveled to the island by sea.
confused and unsure what to do
I felt at sea in my first week at work.