seafaring
Meanings
Plural: seafarings
Noun
- the work of a sailor
- travel by water
- The act, process, or practice of travelling the seas, such as by sailing or steaming.
- The work or calling of a seafarer, especially a sailor.
Adjective Satellite
- used on the high seas
- "seafaring vessels"
Adj
- Living one's life at sea.
- Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English safarinde, see farand, se farinde, equivalent to sea + faring (“travelling; journeying; going”). Compare Old English sǣ-līþende (“seafaring”). Cognate with Dutch zeevarend (“seafaring”), German Low German seefahrend (“seafaring”),
German seefahrend (“seafaring”), Danish søfarende (“seafaring”), Swedish sjöfarande (“seafaring”).
Synonyms
navigation, oceangoing, sailing, seagoing, water travel
Scrabble Score: 13
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