sea bathing
Waves, salt, immersion
Sea bathing is swimming or immersing oneself in ocean water, especially for recreation or health.
The term sounds old-fashioned now, evoking Victorian resorts and medicinal dips in cold saltwater: The doctor recommended sea bathing for her nerves.
Modern speakers typically say swimming or going to the beach.
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
- cold plungeTherapeutic freezing immersion
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- ocean wavesMoving ridges of seawater
tidal pools · hydrotherapy · ocean currents · tide coming in · stress relief · cultural rituals · coral reefs · beachcombing · paddleboarding · surfing · skin rejuvenation · aquatic exercise · diving · kayaking · water polo · mindfulness meditation · detoxification · sand dunes
- old medicinebloodletting, leeches, leech therapy, leeching, cupping
- seaside historylighthouse, pier, boardwalk, shipwreck, fishing village
- British Seasidepier, piers, beach hut, beach huts, promenade
- old remediescalomel, laudanum, tartar emetic, nostrum, patent medicines
- quack curessnake oil, patent medicine, patent medicines, elixirs, tonics
- swimming historyOlympic swimming, competitive swimming, swim strokes, backstroke, breaststroke
sea bathinglap swimming
Continuous pool exercise
indoor pool · lake swimming · jacuzzi · public baths · water park
sea bathingsunbathing
Deliberate exposure to rays
staying indoors · landlubbing · desert hiking · hydrophobia · hiking
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