sea room en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The space at sea necessary to manoeuvre a ship.
Last Monday (July 31st) we were nearly surrounded by ice, which closed in the ship on all sides, scarcely leaving her the sea-room in which she floated.
1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sea-room | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fr mer libre (space to manoeuvre ship) · he מֶרְחַב תִּמְרוּן (space to manoeuvre ship)