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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. Greek Proverb:

    Where there is a sea there are pirates.

  2. Lu Kang:

    We urge Japan not to hype up and meddle in the South China Sea issue, japan is not a concerned party in the South China Sea, and because of its disgraceful history is in no place to make irresponsible comments about China.

  3. Hu Jia:

    They said I could not go near the sea.

  4. Nick Bond:

    In particular, the year class that would be going to sea next spring.

  5. Anne Mathis:

    It's shifted from rising sea levels to changed weather patterns that influence broader sectors. The weather in the Midwest and how it impacts agriculture is really something that we have to think about.


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