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swan's road

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The ocean; the open sea.

literary, rare

Examples

“Cwæð, hē gūðcyning Ofer swanrāde Sēcean wolde, Mǣrne þēoden, Þā him wæs manna þearf.”
“Ship with me boldly, Follow⟳ me gaily, Over the swan's road[.]”
“He announced his plan⟳: to sail⟳ the swan's road and search⟳ out that king, the famous prince who needed defenders.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

swan's-down SWANA Swanage Swanberg swanbill Swanbourne

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