seaway: Meaning and Definition of

sea•way

Pronunciation: (sē'wā"), [key]
— n.
  1. a way over the sea.
  2. the open sea.
  3. the progress of a ship through the waves.
  4. a more or less rough sea: a hard vessel to steer in a seaway.
  5. a canal, enlarged river, etc., giving access to a landlocked port by oceangoing vessels.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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