seagoing

3.8

Made for travel on the open sea, like a ship

adjective
/ˈsiˌɡoʊɪŋ/

: marítimo

The documentary showcased various seagoing ships that navigate the vast seas.

So he's making milling down these lathes for, for ship seagoing liners, right, to do propeller shafts.

Examples

They built a seagoing yacht that can travel across the Atlantic Ocean.
He went off to seagoing Marine, bought a battleship.
So he's making milling down these lathes for, for ship seagoing liners, right, to do propeller shafts.

Shawn Ryan Show
The sailor was proud of his seagoing vessel, which had weathered many storms.

Synonyms

seaworthy

vsseagoing

Specialized

5 5.6

Fit for sailing safely at sea

is about general capability rather than current safety condition

oceangoing

vsseagoing

Specialized

1 4.6

Able to travel on the open sea

is about general suitability rather than specific design for long voyages

How Seagoing

seagoing

3.8

coastal

129 2.4

inshore

1 4.2

riverine

1 6.5

Surface Forms

seagoing positive

Morphology

seagoing = sea + going (transparent) = sea + go + ing

Formed as a compound 'sea' + 'going' (with 'going' = go + -ing); the meaning 'suitable for operating on the open sea' is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

The word seagoing is made of sea and going, literally 'going on the sea'. So it describes a ship that is able to travel on the open sea.