sea·far·ing (s  fâr  ng)n. A sailor's calling. adj. 1. Following a life at sea: seafaring peoples of the world; seafaring nations. 2. Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing: seafaring vessels. |
seafaring [ˈsiːˌfɛərɪŋ]
adj (prenominal)
1. travelling by sea
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) working as a sailor
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the act of travelling by sea
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the career or work of a sailor
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| Noun | 1. |  seafaring - the work of a sailor leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack cabotage - navigation in coastal waters employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" accommodation ladder - (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside becket - (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship bilge well - (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away bitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt chip - a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line deadeye - (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed jack ladder, pilot ladder, Jacob's ladder - (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps lead line, sounding line - (nautical) plumb line for determining depth luff - (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast overhead - (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship ratlin, ratline - (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel sea ladder, sea steps - (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, tack, sheet - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind spun yarn - (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar sternpost - (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel fireroom, stokehold, stokehole - (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired capsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water beam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical ship's bell, bell - (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. steerageway - (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered stand out - steer away from shore, of ships starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel rigged - fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc) unrigged - stripped of rigging close to the wind - nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming; "sailing close to the wind" |
| 2. |  seafaring - travel by water travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by water sailing - riding in a sailboat shipwreck - cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea" | |
| Adj. | 1. | seafaring - used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels" marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea |
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