seagirt
Surrounded by sea
Seagirt means surrounded by the sea.
The word is literary and poetic, used almost exclusively to describe islands or coastal lands: the seagirt shores of Britain.
It appears mainly in older texts and elevated prose, rarely in everyday speech.
Water-bounded land mass
- isleSmall water-encircled land
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- caySmall coral island
key · skerry · islet · peninsula · reef · barrier · isthmus · fjord
Bounded on all sides
- ringedEncircled by bands
- girdledEncircled or bound
- boundedConfined within limits
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
hemmed · embraced · circumscribed · belted · encircled · moated
Land-water boundary
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- promontoryElevated land jutting waterward
- headlandCoastal land jutting seaward
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
bay · inlet · foreshore · surf · tidal · saltwater · windswept · rocky
Of ships and sailing
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- voyageJourney by sea
- navigationDetermining position and course
mariner · harbor · port · anchorage · fleet · naval · admiralty · ship
island
Water-bounded land mass
- isleSmall water-encircled land
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
cay · key · skerry · islet · peninsula · reef · barrier · isthmus · fjord · sound
surrounded
Bounded on all sides
enclosed · hemmed · embraced · circumscribed · belted · encircled · moated
shoreline
Land-water boundary
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- promontoryElevated land jutting waterward
- headlandCoastal land jutting seaward
cove · bay · inlet · foreshore · surf · tidal · saltwater · windswept · rocky · rugged
nautical
Of ships and sailing
navigation · mariner · harbor · port · anchorage · fleet · naval · admiralty · ship · vessel
remote
Distant or controller
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
lonely · outlying · faraway · uncharted · untouched · uninhabited · distant · hidden · cut-off · forgotten
literary
Of written works
evocative · classical · mythic · Arthurian · legendary · storied · fabled · ancient · timeless
seagirtlandlocked
Having no sea access
inland · continental · interior · hinterland · midland
seagirtfreshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
riverine · fluvial · terrestrial · land-based