asea
Out on waves
Asea means out on the sea or at sea: The ship was asea for three weeks.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, largely replaced by the two-word form at sea.
Like other directional a- words (ashore, afield, abroad), it indicates location or direction of movement.
Floating without control
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- shipwreckedStranded by maritime disaster
derelict · drifting · lost · floating · unmoored · rudderless · becalmed · flotsam
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- lostUnable to navigate
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
puzzled · flummoxed · nonplussed · mystified · befuddled · discombobulated · clueless · unsettled
Seagoing transport vessel
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- deckShip's flat surface
- mastVessel's sail support
helm · rudder · anchor · bow · stern · port · starboard · galley
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
passage · journey · navigation · exploration · odyssey · circumnavigation · transatlantic · embarking
adrift
Floating without control
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- strandedLeft without means to leave
shipwrecked · derelict · drifting · lost · floating · unmoored · rudderless · becalmed · flotsam · jetsam
bewildered
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- lostUnable to navigate
baffled · puzzled · flummoxed · nonplussed · mystified · befuddled · discombobulated · clueless · unsettled · uncertain
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
mast · helm · rudder · anchor · bow · stern · port · starboard · galley · keel
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
crossing · passage · journey · navigation · exploration · odyssey · circumnavigation · transatlantic · embarking · clipper
aseagrounded
Stable and realistic
oriented · certain · sure-footed · on solid ground · clear-headed
seaside, seashore, seawater, overseas, at sea, ashore, seafaring, undersea, seabed