1
: the sea as a route for travel
also
: an ocean traffic lane
2
: a moderate or rough sea
3
: a deep inland waterway that admits ocean shipping
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When the landmass began to break apart, internal seaways brought some more moisture and humidity to a previously dry climate.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
Aside from China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have had overlapping claims in the busy seaway, a key trade route where many fear a major escalation of the conflicts could draw U.S. forces on a collision course with China military.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
This fossil-rich area in present day Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota was formed by ancient rivers that flowed from the Rocky Mountains into a large interior seaway.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
With that land submerged beneath an interior seaway, the predator roamed the waters in search of mollusks, turtles and other shelled creatures to crush with its globular teeth.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
Aside from China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have had overlapping claims in the busy seaway, a key trade route where many fear a major escalation of the conflicts could draw U.S. forces on a collision course with China military.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
This fossil-rich area in present day Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota was formed by ancient rivers that flowed from the Rocky Mountains into a large interior seaway.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
With that land submerged beneath an interior seaway, the predator roamed the waters in search of mollusks, turtles and other shelled creatures to crush with its globular teeth.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Seaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaway. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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seaway
noun
sea·way
-ˌwā 
1
a
: a route for travel on the sea
b
: an ocean traffic lane
2
: a rough sea
3
: a deep inland waterway that admits ocean shipping
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