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sea·far·ing

   [see-fair-ing]
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.

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Origin:
1150–1200; early Middle English safarinde (adj.); see sea, fare, -ing2, -ing1
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seafaring (ˈsiːˌfɛərɪŋ)
 
—adj
1.  travelling by sea
2.  working as a sailor
 
—n
3.  the act of travelling by sea
4.  the career or work of a sailor

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