seascape

noun

sea·​scape ˈsē-ˌskāp How to pronounce seascape (audio)
1
: a view of the sea
2
: a picture representing a scene at sea

Examples of seascape in a Sentence

an artist known for her seascapes
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Both artists are represented by landscapes, seascapes, portraits and family groupings. Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 Chile and Colombia are home to some of the world’s most biodiverse landscapes and seascapes. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the northeastern United States. Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 The director loves to bring seemingly disparate elements together within the same frame: a quiet nighttime highway on one side of the screen, sharply divided from a roaring seascape on the other; murderous goings-on outside a house, while someone makes love inside. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seascape

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seascape was in 1792

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“Seascape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seascape. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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seascape

noun
sea·​scape ˈsē-ˌskāp How to pronounce seascape (audio)
1
: a view of the sea
2
: a picture representing a scene at sea

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