sea-room

Certainly, I am disentangled of some difficulties: I have got clear of some shoals, and have more sea-room. '

Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte 2004

But sea-room, an the brine and cloudy billow kiss the moon, I care not.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre 2004

Last Monday (July 31st) we were nearly surrounded by ice, which closed in the ship on all sides, scarcely leaving her the sea-room in which she floated.

Frankenstein 2003

Honigalus and Peel plainly intended pressing on through the night, but the individual ships of the armada now gave each other wide sea-room and proceeded with great caution.

Conqueror's Moon May, Julian 2003

March, and the MERCHANT — clumsy and cumbersome, but a good and safe ship given ample sea-room — before sailing many miles on her course, was caught in the coils of a cyclone, the violence of which is well remembered by old residents on the coast to this day, and was lost with all hands.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

For two days fog had shrouded the Bay, and now, when at last the fog lifted, all prudent seamen were advising Bampfylde to give his squadron sea-room.

Sharpe's Siege Cornwell, Bernard 1987

If the wind shifted, or if the ship decided to gain more sea-room by running south, he would have no chance of catching it, and he dared not lose sight of the land completely.

With a Single Spell Watt-Evans, Lawrence, 1954- 1987

The one essential point was that I should have plenty of sea-room.

Marazan Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1951

I have crossed the Atlantic thrice from one hemisphere to the other, and in a deeply-laden merchant-vessel experienced the anger of a south-west gale; but my consolation then was to know, that the sluggish ship had ample sea-room.

A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition William A. Ross

I took the oars, got sea-room, then turned its stern, where the Parson sat, toward the iceberg, and backed gently in.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Various