water-sky

• “Whenever the state of the air was favourable, the dark, heavy water-sky was visible in a marked degree, leaving no doubt that a large extent of Ross Sea was open the whole year round.”

  The South Pole~ The End of the Winter

• “The constantly increasing 'water-sky' to the north had long ago warned us that we were approaching the sea; the presence of the birds told us it was not far off.”

  The South Pole~ The Eastern Sledge Journey

• “A dark water-sky hung over the Barrier on the west and north-west, showing that there was open sea off the mouth of the Bay of Whales.”

  The South Pole~ The Eastern Sledge Journey

• “There was no mark by which to steer, except a "water-sky" to the north, the hinterland being clouded over.”

  The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

• “They were a deep bluish-grey colour -- a typical "water-sky" -- but I have never seen clouds moving so fast.”

  The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

• “Heaven is high, but the water-sky lit here seems deeper and more divine.”

  Astrophel and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne, Vol. VI

• “Partly from this, partly from the extension of the water-sky in this direction, I draw the conclusion that the breadth of the open water was at least thirty-five kilometres.”

  The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II

• “A blue water-sky was still visible out to sea, indicating that open water was to be found there.”

  The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II

• “A water-sky was again formed along the horizon of the ice from north-east to north, and from the heights at the coast there was seen an extensive opening in the ice-fields, which a little east of Irgunnuk nearly reached the shore.”

  The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II

• “That is a water-sky, for certain," exclaimed Captain Vane, eagerly, on the evening when this discovery was made.”

  The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole

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