sea legs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ability, when walking aboard a ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.
  2. The ability to travel by ship without becoming seasick.
  3. Synonym of crabsticks.
  4. The ability to partially or fully inhabit a marine environment.

Pronunciation

En-au-sea legs.ogg

Word forms

sea legs sealegs sea-legs

Synonyms

Related words

Translations

Finnish: merijalat French: pied marin Norwegian Bokmål: sjøbein Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøbein
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