seaway

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The results highlight the importance of the Tasman Gateway, a seaway between Antarctica and Australia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

They're also the oldest bat fossils from Central America, preserved 20-million years ago when Panama and the rest of North America were separated from southern landmass by a seaway at least 120 miles wide.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

When the strike began, seaway management said over 100 vessels outside the system were affected, but that number was expected to grow as the strike goes on.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

In November, 27 people drowned in the Channel when their small rubber dinghy deflated, and many others have needed to be rescued from the narrow seaway, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2022

I will say that when a gale ain't too bad, a steamer kin handle herself more easy-like 'n a sailin' craft, when there ain't but a little seaway.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis