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sea·far·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, -ing², -ing¹

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sea·far·ing Audio Help   (sē'fâr'ĭng) Pronunciation Key
n.   A sailor's calling.

adj.

Following a life at sea: seafaring peoples of the world; seafaring nations.
Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing: seafaring vessels.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
seafaring

c.1200, from sea + faring (see fare (v.)).

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seafaring
adjective
1.	used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels" [syn: oceangoing]
noun
1.	the work of a sailor
2.	travel by water [syn: water travel]

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ˈseafaring adjective

of work or travel on ships
Example: a seafaring man

Arabic:	مُسافِر بَحْرا
Chinese (Simplified):	以航海为业的
Chinese (Traditional):	以航海為業的
Czech:	mořeplavecký
Danish:	søfarende; søfarts-
Dutch:	zeevarend
Estonian:	meresõidu-
Finnish:	merenkulku-
French:	marin
German:	seefahrend
Greek:	θαλασσινός, ναυτικός
Hungarian:	tengerjáró
Icelandic:	sem varðar sjómennsku
Indonesian:	biasa berlayar
Italian:	(che viaggia per mare), (che fa vita di mare) marinaio

Japanese:	船乗りの
Korean:	해상 여행의, 배타기를 업으로 하는
Latvian:	jūrā braucošs; jūras-; jūrniecības-
Lithuanian:	jūreiviaujantis
Norwegian:	sjøfarende, sjømanns-, sjøfarts-
Polish:	żeglarski
Portuguese (Brazil):	marinho, marítimo
Portuguese (Portugal):	marinheiro
Romanian:	maritim
Russian:	мореходный
Slovak:	moreplavecký, námornícky
Slovenian:	pomorski
Spanish:	marinero
Swedish:	sjöfarande
Turkish:	gemici, denizci