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sea·far·ing    Audio Help   [see-fair-ing] Pronunciation Key
–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.  
  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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
seafaring 
c.1200, from sea + faring (see fare (v.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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
See also: at sea, sea-going, sea-lion, seaboard, seafood, seafront, seagull, seaman, seaport, seashell, seashore, seasick, seaside, seaward(s), seaweed, seaworthy, go to sea, put to sea, sea, sea breeze, sea level

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Seafaring

Sea"far`ing\, a. Following the business of a mariner; as, a seafaring man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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