seafaring

American  

[see-fair-ing] / ˈsiˌfɛər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. traveling by sea.

2. following the sea as a trade, business, or calling.

3. of, relating to, or occurring during a voyage on the sea.

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noun

1. the business or calling of a sailor.

2. traveling by sea.

seafaring British  

/ ˈsiːˌfɛərɪŋ /

adjective

1. travelling by sea

2. working as a sailor

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noun

1. the act of travelling by sea

2. 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

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

“I wouldn’t trust him for the day’s headlines, but the tales of his boyhood seafaring days are clear as a bell.”

From Literature

“One of Lord Fredrick’s ancestors was an admiral, known for his seafaring adventures,” she thought.

From Literature

Not quite all there in his wits anymore, but he’s got more wild seafaring stories in that gray head than you could shake a stick at.

From Literature

As late as the mid-1970s, however, there had been few discoveries that revealed the history of seafaring in Asia.

From Literature

Related Words

• maritime
• nautical
• seagoing