| bank | coast, shore |
| bank | river bank |
| bank | ant-hill |
| bank | [unclear meaning] put in a bank, win; pass by [as in a boat] |
| brine | sea water, sea |
| calm | calm sea |
| Colchos | Colchis, ancient region at the eastern end of the Black Sea; in mythology, home of the Golden Fleece |
| conger | type of sea-eel |
| continent | bank, embankment, course |
| cunger | type of sea-eel |
| Dalmatians | people from ancient Dalmatia, bordering the Adriatic Sea, modern SW Croatia |
| Epidamnum | [pron: epi'damnum] town on the coast of Illyricum (Dalmatia), Adriatic Sea |
| Epidaurus | [epi'dawrus] town on the coast of Illyricum (Dalmatia), Adriatic Sea |
| eringo | candied sweetmeat from the sea holly [eryngium] believed to be an aphrodisiac |
| fight | screen raised for protecting the crew during a sea-battle |
| flood | sea, deep, waves, rushing water |
| flood | sea voyage |
| flote | sea, waves |
| ground | bottom [as of the sea] |
| Hellespont | ['helespont] Dardanelles; narrow strait in NW Turkey, connecting the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara |
| landman | fighter on land [as opposed to sea] |
| leviathan | sea-monster, whale |
| limit | bank, edge, boundary |
| main | open sea, ocean |
| Mediterraneum | Mediterranean Sea |
| Minotaur | ['minotawr] son of Pasiphae and a bull from the sea, half bull and half human; kept in Minos' labyrinth; killed by Theseus |
| muddy | at a loss, confused, all at sea |
| Neptune | Roman water-god, chiefly associated with the sea and sea-weather |
| Nereids | [pron: 'nerayidz] sea-nymphs, daughters of Nereus and Doris, who lived with their father in the depths of the sea |
| Pontic Sea | Black Sea |
| Portugal, Bay of | sea of supposed great depth off Portugal |
| Propontic Sea | Sea of Marmora, Turkey |
| Proteus | ['prohtius] old man of the sea, shepherd of Poseidon's flock, with the ability to change his shape |
| rivage | coast, shore, bank |
| salt | salt water, sea |
| Scylla | [pron: 'sila] rock (or sea-monster) in the Straits of Messina, opposite to Charybdis |
| sea | river estuary |
| sea-bank | seashore |
| sea-boy | ship's boy |
| sea-coal | mined coal of high quality brought by sea |
| sea-gown | type of robe with a high collar, short sleeves, and mid-leg length |
| sea-like | in sea-going trim; or: like a stormy sea |
| sea-maid | mermaid, sea-nymph |
| sea-marge | margin of the sea, coast |
| sea-margent | seashore, edge of the sea |
| sea-mark | prominent landmark used as a guide for sailors, beacon |
| sea-room | space at sea to manoeuvre a ship |
| seasick | weary of sea travel, tired of voyaging |
| sea-son | sea-boy, ship's boy |
| sea-wing | means of flight by sea |
| shore | bank, edge |
| Siren | sea demon of Greek mythology, half bird, half woman, whose music lured sailors to destruction on the rocky shores of her island |
| South Sea | South Seas, seen as a distant and unknown location |
| surge | heavy wave, violent sea |
| Thetis | [pron: 'theetis] sea-nymph married to Peleus, destined to bear a son (Achilles) greater than his father |
| Triton | [pron: 'triyton] minor Greek sea god, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite |
| waft | carry, convey, transport [over the sea] |
| Washes | the Wash; shallow inlet of the North Sea on E coast of England |
| wharf | river bank |
| wrack | wreck, shipwreck, lose at sea |
| yare | [nautical] manageable, easy to manouevre, ready for sea |