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at sea

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at seaadjective

    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

    "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"

Wiktionary

  1. at seaadjective

    At the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship.

ChatGPT

  1. at sea

    "At sea" is an idiomatic expression which has two meanings: 1) Literally, it refers to being in a body of water, specifically an ocean, away from land; the condition of being on a ship or boat and far from land. 2) Figuratively, it means to be in a state of confusion, bewilderment, or uncertainty, lost without a clear sense of direction or understanding.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. at sea

    Includes the following maritime areas: foreign internal waters, archipelagic waters, and territorial seas; foreign contiguous zones; foreign exclusive economic zones; the high seas; and US-exclusive economic zone, territorial sea, and internal waters.

Editors Contribution

  1. at sea

    On the sea.

    We love to go on the ferry at sea.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2021  

Suggested Resources

  1. at sea

    Read the full text of the At Sea poem by Ada Cambridge on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of at sea in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of at sea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of at sea in a Sentence

  1. Ahmed Khaled:

    Since we can't take our families to resorts outside Gaza, we bring them here, it's a place where you see only beauty, you can enjoy a drink or lunch by the sea.

  2. Land Management staffer Craig McCaa:

    I initially thought, and several people thought, it could be some rope that snagged on the bottom of the river with chunks of ice, other people have mentioned everything from sea monster to giant sturgeon.

  3. Rumen Draganov:

    It's a shame that Bulgarian railways are in such a poor condition, you need more than eight hours to reach the Black Sea from Sofia, it's just ridiculous.

  4. John Richardson:

    The US Navy will continue to conduct routine and lawful operations around the world, in order to protect the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of sea and airspace guaranteed to all.

  5. Andraea Dawson-Shepherd:

    At Carlsberg we are firm believers in the importance of a circular economy in ensuring sustainable future growth and development on our planet, and today’s announcement is excellent news. If the project comes to fruition, as we think it will, it will mark a sea-change in our options for packaging liquids, and will be another important step on our journey towards a circular, zero-waste economy.


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