SEAFARING

oceangoing, seafaring, seagoing

(adjective) used on the high seas; ā€œseafaring vesselsā€

seafaring, navigation, sailing

(noun) the work of a sailor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

seafaring (comparative more seafaring, superlative most seafaring)

Living one's life at sea.

Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing.

A rowing boat is not a seafaring craft.

Etymology 2

Noun

seafaring (plural seafarings)

The act, process, or practice of travelling the seas

The work, or calling of a sailor.

Source: Wiktionary


Sea"far`ing, a.

Definition: Following the business of a mariner; as, a seafaring man.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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