seascape

noun

sea·​scape ˈsē-ˌskāp How to pronounce seascape (audio)
1
: a view of the sea
2
: a picture representing a scene at sea

Examples of seascape in a Sentence

an artist known for her seascapes
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The unique experience includes a fleet of Basler aircraft flying guests low over the Antarctic winter wonderland before dropping into a private yacht charter to cruise the icy seascape. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 The movie’s terrifying dénouement emerges in another seven-minute shot, in which hints and premonitions are transformed into passions and horrors and in which landscape—and, as per the title, a seascape—appear not simply as backdrops but as dramatic and intellectual engines of the story. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025 The dining room is decorated with canvas panels painted in seascapes adapted from the Chigi Palace in Rome. Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 His subjects include landscapes, seascapes, bridges, cranes, warblers, mystical lions, and floral blossoms. Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for seascape

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seascape was in 1792

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“Seascape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seascape. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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seascape

noun
sea·​scape ˈsē-ˌskāp How to pronounce seascape (audio)
1
: a view of the sea
2
: a picture representing a scene at sea

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