Sea Chantey (Noun)
Meaning
A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The crew broke into a lively sea chantey as they hauled in the nets, their powerful voices carrying across the water.
- In the age of sail, sea chanteys played a crucial role in coordinating the efforts of sailors during tasks such as hoisting and lifting.
- The old sailor's voice still echoed with the haunting melody of a sea chantey he had sung as a young man on the tall ships.
- While swabbing the decks, the sailors sang a traditional sea chantey, their rhythmic chanting accompanied by the swishing of their mops.
- Listening to a recording of a historical sea chantey helped the historian understand the difficulty of life on 19th-century sailing vessels.