seaway

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.
2. An inland waterway used by seagoing shipping.
3. The headway of a vessel.

Sinonieme

sea lane

trade route

ship route

waterway

route

sea route

shipway

track

navigation pass

airway

sailing course

channel

fairway

passage

Vertalings

الطريق البحري

ruta marítima

via marítima

Seeweg

Fahrtroute

θαλάσσια οδός

chenal

voie maritime

rotta

rotta marittima

canal

deniz yolu

kaba dalgalı deniz

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: seewey

Geërf van Old English: sǣweġ

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Seegong

Verwante met Duits: Seegang

In summary

From Middle English seewey, from Old English sǣweġ (“a seaway, a path through the sea”), equivalent to sea + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Seegong (“seaway, swell”), German Seegang (“seaway, swell”).