seafaring
Americanadjective
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traveling by sea.
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following the sea as a trade, business, or calling.
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of, relating to, or occurring during a voyage on the sea.
noun
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the business or calling of a sailor.
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traveling by sea.
adjective
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travelling by sea
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working as a sailor
noun
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the act of travelling by sea
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the career or work of a sailor
Etymology
Origin of seafaring
1150–1200; early Middle English safarinde (adj.); sea, fare, -ing 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Most commercial seafaring vessels, even those carrying illicit products, are staffed by crews with little incentive to disobey the orders of the U.S. armed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
"Haematite is widespread. Centuries ago, it was already used for compasses in seafaring," explains Bossini.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
In August, the rocket’s reusable first stage toppled into the ocean during a failed routine landing on a seafaring barge.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Two more films followed, with 2019’s seafaring tale “The Lighthouse” and the epic 2022 Viking fable “The Northman” revealing new strengths in writing and directing that hadn’t been immediately visible in Eggers’ debut.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
As late as the mid-1970s, however, there had been few discoveries that revealed the history of seafaring in Asia.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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