seamanshipn.
/ˈsiːmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈsimənˌʃɪp/ The art or practice of managing a ship at sea; the skill of a good seaman.
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > art or science of
ship-craft1398
shipman-craft1418
marinage1511
marinership1542
navigation1559
watercraft1566
shipmastery1593
marinary1684
sea-craft1727
seamanship1766
nautics1793
boatmanship1812
sailorship1820
watermanship1830
shipmanship1838
seamancraft1871
wayfinding1871
1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. xiv. 241 The first captain..who knows as little of seamanship as I do of Arabic.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xviii. 236 They maintained the conflict with their usual courage and with more than their usual seamanship.
1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 589/1 Seamanship is the art of sailing, manœuvring, and preserving a ship or a boat in all positions and under all reasonable circumstances.
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