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seafaring

[see-fair-ing] / ˈsiˌfɛər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
naval
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This is a player who inherited the Tugboat moniker in his youth because he supposedly looked like a small, seafaring vessel while lumbering around the bases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Except for when passengers, after taking turns at rigging, filed below deck to explore the ship’s white-oak skeleton, which flexed and creaked in the current—the ancient sounds of a seafaring world that’s all but lost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The post did not disclose additional details about the baby boy’s birth — including when he arrived — but did explain his unique, seafaring name.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

However, growing large amounts of maize in the highlands was difficult, and the Inca did not have seafaring technology.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

Accordingly, she disguised herself to look like a seafaring man and went to the house.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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