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SEAWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
Synonyms:
sea lane; seaway; ship route; trade route
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seaway" is a kind of...):
lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)
Instance hyponyms:
Saint Lawrence Seaway; St. Lawrence Seaway (a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior)