sea|borne /siː bɔː r n/ also sea-borne ADJ [ADJ n] Seaborne actions or events take place on the sea in ships. □ …a seaborne invasion.
sea bree ze (sea breezes ) N‑COUNT A sea breeze is a light wind blowing from the sea towards the land.
sea cap|tain (sea captains ) N‑COUNT A sea captain is a person in command of a ship, usually a ship that carries goods for trade.
sea change (sea changes ) N‑COUNT A sea change in someone's attitudes or behaviour is a complete change. □ A sea change has taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
sea dog (sea dogs ) also seadog N‑COUNT A sea dog is a sailor is who has spent many years at sea. [OLD-FASHIONED ]
sea|farer /siː feərə r / (seafarers ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Seafarers are people who work on ships or people who travel regularly on the sea. [WRITTEN ] □ The Estonians have always been seafarers.
sea|faring /siː feər I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] Seafaring means working as a sailor or travelling regularly on the sea. □ The Lebanese were a seafaring people.
sea|floor /siː flɔː r / N‑SING The seafloor is the ground under the sea.
sea|food /siː fuːd/ N‑UNCOUNT Seafood is shellfish such as lobsters, mussels, and crabs, and sometimes other sea creatures that you can eat. □ …a seafood restaurant.
sea|front /siː frʌnt/ (seafronts ) N‑COUNT The seafront is the part of a seaside town that is nearest to the sea. It usually consists of a road with buildings that face the sea. □ They decided to meet on the seafront.
sea|going /siː goʊ I ŋ/ also sea-going ADJ [ADJ n] Seagoing boats and ships are designed for travelling on the sea, rather than on lakes, rivers, or canals.
sea -gree n also sea green COLOUR Something that is sea-green is a bluish-green colour like the colour of the sea. □ …her sea-green eyes.
sea|gull /siː gʌl/ (seagulls ) N‑COUNT A seagull is a common kind of bird with white or grey feathers.
sea|horse /siː hɔː r s/ (seahorses ) also sea horse N‑COUNT A seahorse is a type of small fish which appears to swim in a vertical position and whose head looks a little like the head of a horse.
seal
➊ CLOSING
➋ ANIMAL
➊ seal ◆◇◇ /siː l/ (seals , sealing , sealed )
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1 VERB When you seal an envelope, you close it by folding part of it over and sticking it down, so that it cannot be opened without being torn. □ [V n] He sealed the envelope and put on a stamp. □ [V n + in ] Write your letter and seal it in a blank envelope. □ [V -ed] A courier was despatched with two sealed envelopes.
2 VERB If you seal a container or an opening, you cover it with something in order to prevent air, liquid, or other material getting in or out. If you seal something in a container, you put it inside and then close the container tightly. □ [V n] She merely filled the containers, sealed them with a cork, and pasted on labels. □ [V n with in ] …a lid to seal in heat and keep food moist. □ [V -ed] …a hermetically sealed, leak-proof packet.
3 N‑COUNT The seal on a container or opening is the part where it has been sealed. □ When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join, to form a seal.
4 N‑COUNT A seal is a device or a piece of material, for example in a machine, which closes an opening tightly so that air, liquid, or other substances cannot get in or out. □ [+ on ] Check seals on fridges and freezers regularly.
5 N‑COUNT A seal is something such as a piece of sticky paper or wax that is fixed to a container or door and must be broken before the container or door can be opened. □ [+ on ] The seal on the box broke when it fell from its hiding-place.
6 N‑COUNT A seal is a special mark or design, for example on a document, representing someone or something. It may be used to show that something is genuine or officially approved. □ …a supply of note paper bearing the Presidential seal.
7 VERB If someone in authority seals an area, they stop people entering or passing through it, for example by placing barriers in the way. □ [V n] The soldiers were deployed to help police seal the border. □ [V -ed] A wide area round the building is sealed to all traffic except the emergency services. ● PHRASAL VERB Seal off means the same as seal . □ [V P n] Police and troops sealed off the area after the attack. □ [V n P ] Soldiers there are going to seal the airport off.
8 VERB To seal something means to make it definite or confirm how it is going to be. [WRITTEN ] □ [V n] McLaren are close to sealing a deal with Renault. □ [be V -ed] His artistic character was sealed by his experiences of the First World War.
9 PHRASE If something sets or puts the seal on something, it makes it definite or confirms how it is going to be. [WRITTEN ] □ Such a visit may set the seal on a new relationship between the two governments.
10 PHRASE If a document is under seal , it is in a sealed envelope and cannot be looked at, for example because it is private. [FORMAL ] □ Because the transcript is still under seal, I am precluded by law from discussing the evidence.
11 to seal someone's fate → see fate
▸ seal in PHRASAL VERB If something seals in a smell or liquid, it prevents it from getting out of a food. □ [V P n] The coffee is freeze-dried to seal in all the flavour. [Also V n P ]