Sailors battle fierce winds at sea.

Meaning: People who work on ships fight against wild and violent moving air on a large body of salt water.

Choice of Words: Sailors: People who work on ships. Battle: To fight against an enemy. Fierce: Wild and violent. Winds: Moving air. Sea: Large body of salt water.

Alternative Expressions

Seafarers struggle with strong gusts on the ocean.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Seafarers are people who work on ships and boats. Struggle means to try hard to do something. Gusts are sudden strong winds. Ocean is the big body of salty water that covers most of the Earth. When you put them together, it means that sailors are having a hard time sailing because the winds are very strong.

Mariners fight against mighty gales at sea.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Mariners are people who work on ships and boats. Fight means to try to defeat or overcome something. Mighty means very strong or powerful. Gales are strong winds. Sea is the big body of salty water that covers most of the Earth. When you put them together, it means that sailors are trying to defeat or overcome strong winds while they are on the sea.

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