stormy sea

collocation in English

meaningsofstormyandsea

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stormy
adjective
uk
/ˈstɔː.mi/us
/ˈstɔːr.mi/
with strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder ...
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sea
noun
uk
/siː/us
/siː/
the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded ...
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(Definition ofstormyandseafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No one would choose a lifebelt as an ideal means of conveyance across astormysea.
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The boat is certainly being tossed about on a verystormysea.
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A new ship can break down and drift helplessly in astormysea.
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There is a deep andstormyseabetween those two lovely islands.
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The painting depicts astormyseaon a winter day.
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He used an enchanted ship to cross astormysea.
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They have been tossed about like corks on astormyseaof political in-fighting and racial tension.
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Remain a beacon of peace and quiet in thestormyseathat our world, alas, has all too often become.
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Never did a politician in a difficulty or a swimmer swimming in astormyseaclutch at a more exiguous and inadequate straw.
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In the worst case this could be at high speed, at high altitude, over a cold and possibly astormysea.
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The weather would be an unknown factor, and in the event serious delays were caused for several days bystormyseaconditions.
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One winter night, on a verystormysea, the two sailors found themselves in peril.
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I would listen to astormyseaof babblement, and try to extract some constructive intimations.
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The inscription accompanied a scene of a fleet of ships on astormysea.
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The openingstormyseawas populated with six blue-haired merman-like tritons.
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Astormyseainterrupts the party and the two women leave together.
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Thestormyseacreated big problems for the torpedo boats when their propellers were lifted too close to the surface.
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Its wooden hull was worn out and the ship was barely staying afloat in thestormysea.
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When their fortresses were attacked or besieged, they were isolated like small islands in astormysea.
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In the background is seen astormysea, a sinking ship, and a lifeboat laden with rescued people.
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Those who don't know their foretopsail from their maintopsail will at times be as lost as landlubbers on astormysea.
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The story is started with the description the state of excitement appearing before social storms, quite similar to thestormysea.
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The spectator is now turned from the movement and speed of the racetrack to the uncertainty of a raft in thestormysea.
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All these form eight rows of dancers who, rising and dipping in succession, imitate fairly well the billows of astormysea.
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