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Meanings of sea wrack in English

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Submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts.

        Growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp.

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              Examples for "wrack"
              Examples for "wrack"
              1
              The sun began to shine out through the driving wrack of clouds.
              French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
              2
              The moon drifted, and a few stars showed through the white wrack.
              Evelyn Innes
              3
              Then I ware clean decided that the wrack had done fer them.
              Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
              4
              And we 'll lose the wrack, too, for the matter of that.
              A Child of the Glens; or, Elsie's Fortunes
              5
              De folks around yeah has tuk everyt'ing off dat wrack long ago.
              Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier
              Usage of sea wrack in English
              1
              We made small mounds and buried a herring in each, digging in handfuls of sea wrack that had the salt washed off it.
              Caleb's crossing
              2
              The proper name of this strange plant is Sea Wrack.
              On the Seashore / Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VII