sea-gaten.¹

Etymology: gate n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-gate.

†1. Distance or journey by sea. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > [noun] > distance (to be) travelled > distance by sea or water

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waterway1883

1577 in D. Balfour Oppress. 16th Cent. Orkney & Zetland (1859) 59 Fra the Yle of Brassay to Swounburgh, quhilk is twentie myles of seagait.

2. A long rolling swell; also, the condition in which two vessels are when thrown aboard one another by such a swell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [noun] > swell

surge1567

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swella1616

running1622

groundswell1818

backwater1838

after-roll1858

wallow1868

society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > rolling and pitching > condition of vessels thrown together by

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1583 Fenton's Voy. (Otho E.viii) 185 With the force of the winde and the Seagate our cable br[oke].

1628 World Encompassed by Sir F. Drake 50 The sea-gate being at that present very great.

1685 N. Boteler Six Dialogues Sea-services 142 Two Ships by lying aboard one another in a Sea-Gate (that is a Billow, or wave).

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Sea-Gate, when two Ships are aboard one another by means of a Wave or Billow: The Sea-men say, They lie aboard one another in a Sea-Gate.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Sea-gate or gait.

†3. ? An inlet of the sea. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [noun] > inlet in river or sea > in sea

fleetc893

pillOE

arm of the seaOE

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lougha1387

bracec1400

lough1423

firthc1425

loch1427

resort1477

estuarya1552

inshot1555

mere1574

portlet1577

fret1587

frith1600

sea-gate1605

creek1625

sea-lochc1645

wick1664

fjord1674

voea1688

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ocean-arm1871

ria1887

fjard1904

geo1934

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 330 But, since his sinne, the woefull wretch findes none..Beast, mountaine, valley, sea-gate, shoare or hauen, But beares his Deaths-doombe openly ingrauen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

sea-gaten.²

Etymology: gate n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-gate.

1. A gate towards, or giving access to, the sea; or a convenient approach to the sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > sea-gate

sea-gate1861

1861 J. M. Neale Notes on Dalmatia 115 The sea-gate..is Roman.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 238 Over the sea~gate of the city stands the Lion of St. Mark.

2. A place of access to the sea.

ΚΠ

1883 F. G. Heath in Cent. Mag. Dec. 165/1 Plymouth, the great sea-gate of sunny Devon.

1896 Daily News 30 Dec. 6/2 Delagoa Bay, the seagate of Secheleland.

3. One of a pair of supplementary or outer gates opening outwards, placed sometimes at the entrance of an exposed dock or tidal basin, as a safeguard against a heavy sea.

ΚΠ

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	sea-gate
释义	sea-gaten.¹ Etymology: gate n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-gate. †1. Distance or journey by sea. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [noun] > distance (to be) travelled > distance by sea or water sea-gate1577 waterway1883 1577 in D. Balfour Oppress. 16th Cent. Orkney & Zetland (1859) 59 Fra the Yle of Brassay to Swounburgh, quhilk is twentie myles of seagait. 2. A long rolling swell; also, the condition in which two vessels are when thrown aboard one another by such a swell. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [noun] > swell surge1567 sea-gate1583 swella1616 running1622 groundswell1818 backwater1838 after-roll1858 wallow1868 society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > rolling and pitching > condition of vessels thrown together by sea-gate1583 1583 Fenton's Voy. (Otho E.viii) 185 With the force of the winde and the Seagate our cable br[oke]. 1628 World Encompassed by Sir F. Drake 50 The sea-gate being at that present very great. 1685 N. Boteler Six Dialogues Sea-services 142 Two Ships by lying aboard one another in a Sea-Gate (that is a Billow, or wave). 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Sea-Gate, when two Ships are aboard one another by means of a Wave or Billow: The Sea-men say, They lie aboard one another in a Sea-Gate. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Sea-gate or gait. †3. ? An inlet of the sea. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [noun] > inlet in river or sea > in sea fleetc893 pillOE arm of the seaOE sounda1300 lougha1387 bracec1400 lough1423 firthc1425 loch1427 resort1477 estuarya1552 inshot1555 mere1574 portlet1577 fret1587 frith1600 sea-gate1605 creek1625 sea-lochc1645 wick1664 fjord1674 voea1688 backwater1867 strait gulf1867 ocean-arm1871 ria1887 fjard1904 geo1934 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 330 But, since his sinne, the woefull wretch findes none..Beast, mountaine, valley, sea-gate, shoare or hauen, But beares his Deaths-doombe openly ingrauen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). sea-gaten.² Etymology: gate n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-gate. 1. A gate towards, or giving access to, the sea; or a convenient approach to the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > sea-gate sea-gate1861 1861 J. M. Neale Notes on Dalmatia 115 The sea-gate..is Roman. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 238 Over the sea~gate of the city stands the Lion of St. Mark. 2. A place of access to the sea. ΚΠ 1883 F. G. Heath in Cent. Mag. Dec. 165/1 Plymouth, the great sea-gate of sunny Devon. 1896 Daily News 30 Dec. 6/2 Delagoa Bay, the seagate of Secheleland. 3. One of a pair of supplementary or outer gates opening outwards, placed sometimes at the entrance of an exposed dock or tidal basin, as a safeguard against a heavy sea. ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1577n.²1861
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