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seafaring
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
seafaring
(noun)
seafaring
/
ˈ
siːˌferɪŋ/
noun
seafaring
/
ˈ
siːˌferɪŋ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEAFARING
[
noncount
]
:
the activity of traveling on the sea especially while working on a boat or a ship
He began a life of
seafaring
.
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— seafaring
adjective
,
always used before a noun
He always tells stories from his
seafaring
days.
a
seafaring
people
a
seafaring
adventure
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