unseaworthy
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈsiːˌwɜrði/
- Specialized
:
no navegable
- When the fleet set sail in the spring of 1656, there were rumors that the Naseby was unseaworthy owing to her size and might have to be rebuilt, but these proved unfounded, with news soon arriving that she 'sailed with the rest, is well ahead, and takes the wind better than the others.'
- unseaworthy vessel
- unseaworthy boats
Examples
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In the smaller ports, ships of every size and state, many of them unseaworthy, were pressed into service, and for a brief time, the small ports enjoyed a share in the emigrant traffic again.
Academic text (1993) -
Selkirk believed the Cinque Ports was still so unseaworthy, and he detested his captain so heartily that when Stradling was ready to leave, he refused to sail with him.
Academic text (2002) -
The lower court found the tug unseaworthy, and the Second Circuit affirmed this ruling.
Academic text (1993) -
Though the automotive is borne nearly guarantees that it's unseaworthy, a red fluid gear oil.
Blog text (2) -
On the other hand, the legal significance of vetting is far from negligible, since claims can arise with liability implications if there is a problem with the breach of the duty of care through the selection of an unseaworthy vessel.
Academic text (2017) -
Plaintiffs argued that the tug's captain negligently operated an unseaworthy vessel because his tug was not equipped with a working radio receiver.
Academic text (1993) -
The snakeheads are able to keep dividends high by cutting back on overhead costs: the cargo vessels used for these journeys are often unseaworthy, and the Chinese must live for months in overcrowded squalor.
Academic text (1995) -
The old boat was declared unseaworthy after several planks were found to be rotting.
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Many fishermen refused to take their vessels out to sea because they were unseaworthy due to wear and tear.
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Before the journey, the crew inspected the ship thoroughly, ensuring that it was not unseaworthy.
Antonyms
How Seaworthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unseaworthy breaks into un- 'not' and seaworthy 'fit for the sea', so it literally means 'not fit for the sea'. Picture a boat that is not strong or safe enough to face waves, which is an unseaworthy boat.