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Short sea

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a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion.

See also: Sea


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And it was then, while finishing his watch, with the chilly gusts of wind sweeping at him out of the darkness where the short sea of the soundings growled spitefully all round the ship, that it occurred to his unsophisticated mind that perhaps things are not what they are confidently expected to be; that it was possible that Captain Anthony was not a happy man .
Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context
I remember my brother-in-law going for a short sea trip once, for the benefit of his health.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
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