English · Word Candidate

sea

/siː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: seas

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A large body of salt water.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một vùng nước mặn lớn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

God moves in a myſterious way, / His wonders to perform; / He plants his footſteps in the ſea, / And rides upon the ſtorm.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A large body of salt water. — The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đại dương, vùng nước mặn liên tục bao phủ đa số bề mặt Trái Đất

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

These ſhal ye eat, of all that are in the waters: whatſoeuer hath finnes and ſcales in the waters, in the ſeas, and in the riuers, them ſhall ye eate.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “sea” mean?

A large body of salt water.

Is “sea” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.