seaway

Example Sentences

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As freshwater input grew, the seaway gradually changed from salty to brackish and eventually to mostly freshwater, similar to conditions seen today in the Gulf of Bothnia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

The seaway separating North and South America was five times wider than the modern Strait of Dover between England and France and 15 times wider than the Strait of Gibraltar that divides Europe from Africa.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

The strike shut down 13 locks on the seaway between Lake Erie and Montreal, bottling up ships in the Great Lakes and preventing more ships from coming in.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

The accident was the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating Britain from mainland Europe.

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

I will say that when a gale ain't too bad, a steamer kin handle herself more easy-like 'n a sailin' craft, when there ain't but a little seaway.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis