sea legs

plural noun

: bodily adjustment to the motion of a ship indicated especially by ability to walk steadily and by freedom from seasickness

Examples of sea legs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The crew exited via a side hatch, one by one, onto an inflatable raft known as a front porch that allows the four astronauts to get their sea legs back after 10 days in space. —Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026

Bryant’s time hasn’t come every night, as the rookie is still getting his sea legs at the NBA level after the Spurs selected him 14th in the 2025 draft. —John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026

There is an urgency to Geese’s performance, perhaps because the Third Man set captures the band finding its sea legs with a new spate of material. —Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sea legs

• forelegs
• nutmegs
• prolegs
• begs
• dregs
• eggs
• kegs
• pegs
• regs

Kids Definition

sea legs

plural noun

: bodily adjustment to the motion of a ship at sea indicated especially by ability to walk steadily and by freedom from seasickness