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seafaring

[see-fair-ing] / ˈsiˌfɛər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
naval
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Masood, the cook, is also having second thoughts about his seafaring career – he has only one month left on his contract.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

Most commercial seafaring vessels, even those carrying illicit products, are staffed by crews with little incentive to disobey the orders of the U.S. armed forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

In August, the rocket’s reusable first stage toppled into the ocean during a failed routine landing on a seafaring barge.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

Around 1200 B.C. a group of farming, fishing, seafaring people from the Bismarck Archipelago north of New Guinea finally succeeded in reaching some of those islands.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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