sea-ground

English

Etymology

From sea +‎ ground.

Noun

sea-ground (plural sea-grounds)

the bottom of the sea, seabed
- 1882, “Ballad 51: Lizie Wan”, in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, volume 1:
  'I'll set my foot in a bottomless boat, / And swim to the sea-ground.'

Translations

sea bed

Old English: sægrund

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