Definition

Noun: - Spray from ocean waves: "Sea spray" refers to the airborne droplets of salt water that are created when waves break, or when wind blows across the ocean surface, carrying water particles into the air.

Usage

"Sea spray" is an uncountable noun used to describe the mist or fine droplets of seawater in the air near coasts or on ships. It is often associated with the smell and feel of the ocean. - You can feel, taste, or be covered in sea spray. - It is commonly used in descriptive contexts related to weather, sailing, or coastal environments.

Examples

• The boat cut through the waves, sending up a refreshing sea spray.
• You could taste the salt in the sea spray carried by the strong wind.
• Her face was damp with sea spray after walking along the stormy beach.

Advanced Usage

• "Driven sea spray": Sea spray that is carried forcefully by the wind, often over significant distances inland during storms.
  • The hurricane's winds carried driven sea spray miles inland, coating windows with salt.

Variants and Related Words

• Spray (noun): Water or other liquid blown or falling through the air in very small drops. "Sea spray" is a specific type of spray.
• Spindrift (noun): This is a near-synonym, specifically referring to spray blown from the crests of waves by the wind.
• Ocean mist: A more general and poetic term for a light spray or haze over the ocean.

Synonyms

• Salt spray
• Ocean spray
• Spindrift (closest synonym)

Related Phrases

• To be lashed by sea spray: To be hit or beaten by sea spray, often implying forceful or unpleasant contact.
  • The sailors on deck were lashed by cold sea spray during the storm.

Noun

1. spray from ocean waves