SEAMANSHIP

seamanship

(noun) skill in sailing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seamanship (usually uncountable, plural seamanships)

(nautical) Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.

Source: Wiktionary


Sea"man*ship, n.

Definition: The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 June 2025

EXECUTION

(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable


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