seafaring

sea·far·ing

S0186100 (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.

seafaring

(ˈsiːˌfɛərɪŋ) adj (prenominal) 1. travelling by sea2. (Nautical Terms) working as a sailorn3. (Nautical Terms) the act of travelling by sea4. (Nautical Terms) the career or work of a sailor

sea•far•ing

(ˈsiˌfɛər ɪŋ)

adj. 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. n. 4. the calling of a sailor. [1150–1200]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seafaring - the work of a sailor sailing, navigationleg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tackcabotage - navigation in coastal waterstacking, tack - (nautical) the act of changing tackemployment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"steerage, steering - the act of steering a shipaccommodation ladder - (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongsidebecket - (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a shipbilge well - (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped awaybitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bittchip - a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log linedeadeye - (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroudescutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribedjack ladder, pilot ladder, Jacob's ladder - (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or stepslaniard, lanyard - (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on shipslead line, sounding line - (nautical) plumb line for determining depthluff - (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mastoverhead - (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a shipratlin, ratline - (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloftrudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vesselsea ladder, sea steps - (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboardmainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, tack, sheet - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the windspun yarn - (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound togetherstay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or sparsternpost - (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vesselfireroom, stokehold, stokehole - (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or firedtowing line, towing rope, towline, towrope - (nautical) a rope used in towingcapsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the waterbeam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost verticalship's bell, bell - (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.steerageway - (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuveredstand out - steer away from shore, of shipsstarboard - turn to the right, of helms or ruddersfore - situated at or toward the bow of a vesselrigged - fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)unrigged - stripped of riggingclose to the wind - nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming; "sailing close to the wind"
	2.	seafaring - travel by water water traveltravel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by watersailing - riding in a sailboatboating, yachting - water travel for pleasureshipwreck - cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
Adj.	1.	seafaring - used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels"oceangoing, seagoingmarine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea

seafaring

adjective nautical, marine, naval, maritime, oceanic a seafaring vessel

Translations

以航海为业的

sea

(siː) noun1. (often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface. I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; (also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal. 海洋 海洋2. a particular area of sea. the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas. (專用名詞中的)海，內海 （专用名词中的）海，内海 3. a particular state of the sea. mountainous seas. 特定狀態中的海 海（域） ˈseaward(s) adverb towards the sea; away from the land. The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards. 航向大海，駛離陸地 向海（航行） ˈseaboard noun the seacoast. the eastern seaboard of the United States. 海岸 海岸，沿海地区 sea breeze a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land. 海風 海风ˈseafaring adjective of work or travel on ships. a seafaring man. 航海作業或旅遊的 以航海为业的ˈseafood noun fish, especially shellfish. 海鮮(尤指貝類) 海味，海鲜 adjectiveseafood restaurants. 海鮮的 海味的，海鲜的 ˈseafront noun a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea. 濱海步道，濱海區 海岸区，海滨区 ˈsea-going adjective designed and equipped for travelling on the sea. a sea-going yacht. 用於航海的 适于航海的ˈseagull noun a gull. 海鷗 海鸥sea level the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured. three hundred metres above sea level. 海平線 海平线ˈsea-lion noun a type of large seal. 海獅 海狮ˈseaman – plural ˈseamen – noun a sailor, especially a member of a ship's crew who is not an officer. 海員，水手 海员，水手 ˈseaport noun a port on the coast. 海港 海港ˈseashell noun the (empty) shell of a sea creature. 貝殼 海贝，贝壳 ˈseashore noun the land close to the sea. 海岸，海濱 海岸，海滨 ˈseasick adjective ill because of the motion of a ship at sea. Were you seasick on the voyage? 暈船的 晕船的ˈseasickness noun 暈船 晕船ˈseaside noun (usually with the) a place beside the sea. We like to go to the seaside in the summer. 海邊 海边ˈseaweed noun plants growing in the sea. The beach was covered with seaweed. 海草 海草ˈseaworthy adjective (negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea. 經得起風浪的 经得起风浪的ˈseaworthiness noun (船的)適航性 （船的）适航性 at sea1. on a ship and away from land. He has been at sea for four months. 出海，在海上航行 出海，在海上航行 2. puzzled or bewildered. Can I help you? You seem all at sea. 不知所措 不知所措go to sea to become a sailor. He wants to go to sea. 成為水手 去当水手put to sea to leave the land or a port. They planned to put to sea the next day. 出航 出航，启航