seafaring

adjective (seafaring); noun (seafaring – uncountable)

«seafaring» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(adjective) Working or travelling on the sea; living by the sea and sailing: «a seafaring nation». tree →
(noun) The life or work of sailors; travel by sea. tree →

In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows the Sea Rat is a seafaring rat who tells the Water Rat wonderful tales of ports in Constantinople, Italy and Marseilles and almost tempts him to leave the river for a seafaring life. In history: the Vikings and Polynesians were great seafaring peoples. A seafarer is a sailor.

Examples

The Vikings were a seafaring people. tree →
The Sea Rat told tales of his seafaring life. tree →
Polynesian seafaring was so skilled they found islands across the Pacific. tree →
My great-grandad came from a seafaring family. tree →
Seafaring was hard and dangerous in old times. tree →
The town has a long seafaring history. tree →

Note

Adjective and noun with the same form. Related: seafarer (a sailor). Not a verb – we don't say «to seafare».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «seafaring» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«seafaring» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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