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seafaring

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sea⋅far⋅ing

  [see-fair-ing]
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–adjective
1. traveling by sea.
2. following the sea as a trade, business, or calling.
3. of, pertaining to, or occurring during a voyage on the sea.
–noun
4. the business or calling of a sailor.
5. traveling by sea.
Origin:
1150–1200; early ME safarinde (adj.); see sea, fare, -ing 2 , -ing 1
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sea·far·ing   (sē'fâr'ĭng)   
n.  A sailor's calling.
adj.  

  1. Following a life at sea: seafaring peoples of the world; seafaring nations.

  2. Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing: seafaring vessels.

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Word Origin & History

seafaring 
c.1200, from sea + faring (see fare (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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