seaway
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English seewey, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English sǣweġ (“a sea-way, a path through the sea”), equivalent to sea + way. Compare German Seegang (“seaway”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːweɪ
Noun
seaway (plural seaways)
- (nautical) a lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route
- (nautical) an inland waterway used by seagoing shipping
- (nautical) the headway of a vessel