sea room
Example Sentences
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After Samuelson informed the watch officers that Goleen was traveling with a group of motoryachts, each officer volunteered to alter course to give the boats sea room.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though outnumbered and outgunned by the 24 French ships, the British still had a huge advantage: they had sea room in which to maneuver and a fair wind.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you're caught offshore, you can often circumvent the storm given enough horsepower and sea room.
From Time Magazine Archive
"There's only so much sea room, and it's running out fast."
From Time Magazine Archive
They were blown here, and fought in vain for sea room; the ships kept going in to their destruction, slammed on the reef.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
