sea-ground

English

Etymology

From sea +‎ ground.

Noun

sea-ground (plural sea-grounds)

1. the bottom of the sea, seabed
   • 1882, “Ballad 51: Lizie Wan”, in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, volume 1:

     'I'll set my foot in a bottomless boat, / And swim to the sea-ground.'

Translations

sea bed

• Old English: sægrund