seafaring

/'si:,feəriɳ/

Thân thiện

A seafaring vessel sails across the open ocean.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to or involving travel by sea: Describes anything connected with the activity of traveling on the ocean.
   • Used on the high seas: Describes vessels, equipment, or people that are designed for or engaged in ocean travel.

2. Noun:

   • The work or occupation of a sailor: The activity of working on a ship at sea.
   • Travel by water: The act or instance of journeying across the sea.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The museum displayed models of ancient seafaring vessels.
  • He comes from a long line of seafaring men.
• Noun:
  • A life of seafaring can be both adventurous and lonely.
  • His book recounts his early seafaring across the Atlantic.

Advanced Usage

• "Seafaring nation": A country with a strong tradition and history of ocean travel, trade, or exploration.
  • Portugal was once a great seafaring nation.
• Used attributively to describe traditions, skills, or communities associated with the sea.
  • The island's culture is deeply influenced by its seafaring heritage.

Variants and Related Words

• Seafarer (n): A person who travels by sea, especially a sailor.
  • The old seafarer told tales of storms and distant lands.
• Seagoing (adj): A near synonym, specifically describing ships built for ocean voyages.
  • A seagoing yacht.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Maritime, nautical, naval, oceanic.
• Noun: Sailing, navigation, voyaging.

Related Phrases

• Seafaring life: The lifestyle associated with being a sailor.
  • He was drawn to the romance of the seafaring life.
• Seafaring adventure: An exciting or risky experience involving travel by sea.
  • The novel is a tale of seafaring adventure.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. used on the high seas
   • seafaring vessels

Noun

1. travel by water
2. the work of a sailor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• oceangoing
• seagoing
• water travel
• navigation
• sailing