Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sailor's calling.
- adjective Following a life at sea.
- adjective Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Following the business of a seaman; customarily employed in navigation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Following the business of a mariner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Following a life at
sea . - adjective Fit to
travel on the sea;seagoing . - noun The work, or
calling of asailor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used on the high seas
- noun the work of a sailor
- noun travel by water
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Examples
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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.
Macleans.ca 2008
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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.
The People of the Abyss Jack London 1896
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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
The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Eva March Tappan 1892
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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.
The Comedy of Errors 1878
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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
Tales from Shakespeare Mary Lamb 1805
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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.
Tales from Shakespeare Mary Lamb 1805
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"Well," said Pash, fiddling with his sharp chin, "what you might call a seafaring man.
The Opal Serpent Fergus Hume 1895
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"seafaring" clothes, and I was what is called a "mark" for the creatures of prey that prowled up and down.
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Until the sixteenth century, the seafaring sailing ships of the Netherlands and other European countries were about twice as long as they were wide.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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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.
Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle Sinks Off California With 1 Inside AP 2011
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