English Explanatory Dictionary

seaway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.
  2. An inland waterway used by seagoing shipping.
  3. The headway of a vessel.

Word forms

seaway seaways

Etymology

From Middle English seewey, from Old English sǣweġ (“a seaway, a path through the sea”), equivalent to sea + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Seegong (“seaway, swell”), German Seegang (“seaway, swell”).

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