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at sea
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Princeton's WordNet
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
at seaadjective
At the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship.
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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
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
at sea
On the sea.
We love to go on the ferry at sea.
Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2021
Suggested Resources
at sea
Read the full text of the At Sea poem by Ada Cambridge on the Poetry.com website.
Anagrams for at sea »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of at sea in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of at sea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of at sea in a Sentence
There still exist some issues between the two countries like the East China Sea situation. But I would like us to exchange views candidly today to advance bilateral relations further.
In Europe, navigation is becoming less and less safe, we see larger ships and the competition for sea space is intense.
Someone who is at sea, has no food and has put people at notice that they are in trouble within the sight of land, I would say there is a lawful obligation for governments to help them.
your body may lie in a far off land or under a stormy sea .Your soul it rose to be with God to a place we cannot see. YOUR sprit (MACE) roams in this land from sea to glimmering sea. BUT YOUR HEART WILL ALLWAYS BE HERE AT HOME WITH THOSE YOU (MACE) YOU GAVE ALL TO BE FREE. MY DAD' S SHIP WAS HIT 5 TIMES IN WWII HE IS WITH MACE NOW I CANT WAIT TO GET THERE LOVE YA ALL PHIL
William Shakespeare, Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, act 1, sc. 1.:
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet.
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