- one's sea legs
- ► one's sea legs one's ability to keep one's balance and not feel seasick on board a ship.Main Entry: ↑sea
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one's sea legs — one s ability to keep one s balance and not feel seasick on board a moving ship. → sea … English new terms dictionary
sea legs — sea′ legs n. pl. navig. the ability to adjust one s balance to the motion of a ship at sea • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
sea legs — 1. the ability to adjust one s sense of balance to the motion of a ship at sea: He stumbled about the deck for three days before getting his sea legs. 2. the ability to remain free of seasickness. 3. surimi. [1705 15] * * * … Universalium
sea — ► NOUN 1) the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth s surface and surrounds its land masses. 2) a roughly definable area of this. 3) a vast expanse or quantity: a sea of faces. ● at sea Cf. ↑at sea ● one s sea legs … English terms dictionary
sea — noun 1》 the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth s surface and surrounds its land masses. ↘a roughly definable area of this: the Black Sea. ↘(also seas) waves as opposed to calm sea. 2》 a vast expanse or quantity: a sea of… … English new terms dictionary
sea — n. 1 the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth s surface and surrounds its land masses. 2 any part of this as opposed to land or fresh water. 3 a particular (usu. named) tract of salt water partly or wholly enclosed by land (the… … Useful english dictionary
Sea spider — Taxobox name = Sea spiders image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Pycnogonida ordo = Pantopoda classis authority = Latreille, 1810 subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Ammotheidae… … Wikipedia
Sea urchin — Taxobox name = Sea urchin image width = 250px image caption = Sea urchins, Sterechinus neumayeri regnum = Animalia phylum = Echinodermata subphylum = Echinozoa classis = Echinoidea classis authority=Leske, 1778 subdivision ranks = Subclasses… … Wikipedia
sea spider — any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen. [1660 70] * * * ▪ Pycnogonida also called Pycnogonid, any of… … Universalium
sea dog — noun a man who serves as a sailor • Syn: ↑mariner, ↑seaman, ↑tar, ↑Jack tar, ↑Jack, ↑old salt, ↑seafarer, ↑gob • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
