at sea

phrase

Synonyms of at seanext
1
: on the sea
specifically : on a sea voyage
2
: lost, bewildered

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Its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Ocean-going seabirds feed at sea, return to the cliffs to breed, their guano transporting marine nutrients onto land and fertilizing the ground below. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Environmental regulations at sea are about to get stronger, or at least more stringently enforced. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The first was pulled off on July 10 by the first stage of a Long March 10B rocket, which nestled softly into a net-like apparatus installed on a ship at sea. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at sea

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of at sea was in the 14th century

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“At sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20sea. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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