Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A sailor's calling.
- adj. Following a life at sea: seafaring peoples of the world; seafaring nations.
- adj. Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing: seafaring vessels.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Following the business of a seaman; customarily employed in navigation.
Wiktionary
- adj. Following a life at sea.
- adj. Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing.
- n. The work, or calling of a sailor.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Following the business of a mariner.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. used on the high seas
- n. the work of a sailor
- n. travel by water
Examples
“AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - It ought to be a proud milestone in Dutch seafaring heritage - the construction of a new ship its owner claims will be the world's largest.”
“I was glad the keepers were there, for I did not have on my "seafaring" clothes, and I was what is called a "mark" for the creatures of prey that prowled up and down.”
“I tied my younger son to the end of a small spare mast, such as seafaring men provide against storms; at the other end I bound the younger of the twin slaves, and at the same time”
“I tied my youngest son to the end of a small spare mast, such as seafaring men provide against storms; at the other end I bound the youngest of the twin slaves, and at the same time I directed my wife how to fasten the other children in like manner to another mast.”
“I tied my youngest son to the end of a small spare mast, such as seafaring men provide against storms; at the other end I bound the youngest of the twin slaves, and at the same time”
“Well," said Pash, fiddling with his sharp chin, "what you might call a seafaring man.”
“seafaring" clothes, and I was what is called a "mark" for the creatures of prey that prowled up and down.”
“Until the sixteenth century, the seafaring sailing ships of the Netherlands and other European countries were about twice as long as they were wide.”
“The vehicle is a type of seafaring tank armed with a .50-caliber machine gun and a grenade launcher that is used to transport Marines to shore, according to the Union-Tribune.”
The Huffington Post: Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle Sinks Off California With 1 Inside
“I'm not convinced that Timothy is entirely cut out for seafaring, but the programme is a very charming one.”
The Guardian: TV review: Timothy Spall: Back at Sea; Who Do You Think You Are?; Village SOS
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