Sea Wrack (Noun)
Meaning 1
Submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The beach was littered with sea wrack, its long, slimy leaves tangled together in a mess.
- Divers exploring the ocean floor near the coast encountered vast fields of sea wrack swaying gently in the current.
- The smell of decaying sea wrack filled the air as the tide receded, revealing a beach covered in the slimy seaweed.
- Sea wrack was a common sight along the rocky shores of the North Atlantic, where it grew in profusion and provided a habitat for many marine creatures.
- As the storm subsided, the beach was left strewn with sea wrack, its long leaves torn loose from the ocean floor and deposited on the shore.
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Meaning 2
Growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.