The Portuguese Vasco da Gama discovered the seaway that leads from Portugal, around the continent of Africa, to India.
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Seaway
Synonyms for "seaway" (9 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Translations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- laivareitti noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
Hebrew
1 entries- נָתִיב יַמִּי noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
Italian
3 entries- percorso noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
- rotta noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
- tragitto noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
Māori
1 entries- ara moana noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
Southern Altai
2 entries- талай јол noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
- теҥис јол noun (route at sea that is regularly used by ships)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The coracle […] was a very safe boat for a person of my height and weight, both buoyant and clever in a seaway; but she was the most cross-grained, lop-sided craft to manage.
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