sea legs
plural noun
: bodily adjustment to the motion of a ship indicated especially by ability to walk steadily and by freedom from seasickness
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More Federal Reserve rate cuts could inspire some shoppers to get their sea legs — and that’s good news for Brunswick , according to Jefferies.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
The unusually high swell of newbuilds earning their sea legs in 2026 has industry experts projecting that between 30% and 40% of the 21.7 million Americans expected to cruise over the next 12 months will do so on debuting or recently refurbished vessels.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Turns out that Santa has sea legs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Julian Lewis got his FBS sea legs in a narrow loss at West Virginia.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
The unusually high swell of newbuilds earning their sea legs in 2026 has industry experts projecting that between 30% and 40% of the 21.7 million Americans expected to cruise over the next 12 months will do so on debuting or recently refurbished vessels.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Turns out that Santa has sea legs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Julian Lewis got his FBS sea legs in a narrow loss at West Virginia.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Sea legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20legs. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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