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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The seaway, which stretched from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and east through what is now Hudson Bay, essentially divided North America into three parts.
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Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Mumbai has been given a makeover: Suspension bridges span its seaways, as well as its infamous slums, and new metro lines have been carved beneath its Art Deco and Indo-Saracenic facades and rumbling commuter railways.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Tiara clearly designed this boat for a seaway, a point made by the portside companion seating opposite the two-seater helm—which creates four forward-facing seats in the salon.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
When these creatures lived, the region that is now Kentucky was an ancient seaway connecting North America, Europe and Northern Africa.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Mumbai has been given a makeover: Suspension bridges span its seaways, as well as its infamous slums, and new metro lines have been carved beneath its Art Deco and Indo-Saracenic facades and rumbling commuter railways.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Tiara clearly designed this boat for a seaway, a point made by the portside companion seating opposite the two-seater helm—which creates four forward-facing seats in the salon.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
When these creatures lived, the region that is now Kentucky was an ancient seaway connecting North America, Europe and Northern Africa.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 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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