seafaring
noun
sea·far·ing
ˈsē-ˌfer-iŋ 
: the use of the sea for travel or transportation
seafaring
adjective
Examples of seafaring in a Sentence
He began a life of seafaring.
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Other musical devices on stage on Saturday will represent the rich Austronesian history of seafaring, when early islanders took instruments with them in outrigger canoes for the long journey following the currents from Taiwan to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Micronesia.
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Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2024
The team also offers paddleboards, dinghies and sailboats, windsurfing and motor boats for hire, if the skies and your seafaring abilities allow.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
Evidence of ample seafood, the scientists say, demonstrates a bustling maritime economy with seafaring technologies.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024
The man federal authorities tapped to lead an investigation into a massive cargo ship’s crash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and the bridge’s immediate, deadly collapse is an experienced mariner who traces his seafaring roots to time spent aboard oil rigs.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
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Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2024
The team also offers paddleboards, dinghies and sailboats, windsurfing and motor boats for hire, if the skies and your seafaring abilities allow.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
Evidence of ample seafood, the scientists say, demonstrates a bustling maritime economy with seafaring technologies.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024
The man federal authorities tapped to lead an investigation into a massive cargo ship’s crash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and the bridge’s immediate, deadly collapse is an experienced mariner who traces his seafaring roots to time spent aboard oil rigs.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Seafaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafaring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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seafaring
noun
sea·far·ing
ˈsē-ˌfar-iŋ
-ˌfer-
: a traveling over the sea as work or recreation
seafaring
adjective
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