seafaring
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- noun
- /ˈsiːˌfɛrɪŋ/
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- Her passion for seafaring began when she sailed her first boat at the age of ten.
- evidence of seafaring
Examples
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My great-grandmother, Alma Sophia Jacobson, was born to a Swedish seafaring family in Amoy, China.
Fiction book (2002) -
The lighthouse is a reminder of the Portuguese seafaring legacy.
Academic text (2007) -
Among seafaring nations, she has achieved foremost status.
Academic text (1999) -
Seafaring also remained in the blood of the island's inhabitants.
Academic text (2010) -
And my culinary capabilities on small seafaring vessels... earned me my passport to the world.
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Nevertheless, if 6,000 years of seafaring history is any judge, there'll be a captain.
Blog text (2) -
The Story of Odd Ofeigsson describes an Icelandic seafaring trader who spent a winter in Finnmark.
Academic text (1998) -
According to anthropologist James A. Zeidler of Colorado State University, seafaring has played a prominent role in the life and economy of western Ecuador since at least 2000 B.C.
Academic text (2002) -
It further amplifies Macau's traditional seafaring activities in a region frequented by typhoons almost every year.
Academic text (2007) -
We were 12 hours out of the fishing village of Salango, Ecuador, where the seafaring Manteno lived from A.D. 800 until the time of the Spanish conquest.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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A journey on a boat for fun and exploring new places
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seafaring comes from the parts sea and faring, where fare means 'to travel' or 'to go', like in farewell which means 'go well'. So seafaring literally means 'traveling by sea', which is why it names the activity of working or traveling on the ocean.