Definition of seaworthy in English:
seaworthy
adjective ˈsiːwəːðiˈsiˌwərði
(of a boat) in a good enough condition to sail on the sea.
Example sentencesExamples
- You are quite right to infer that something more seaworthy than the Dover boat carried goods by sea in the bronze age.
- He claims the council is treating him shabbily, and all he needs is a stay of execution until he can have the sailing boat seaworthy.
- The project team had to produce a seaworthy ship.
- So the boat was seaworthy at this time, no question of that whatsoever.
- We could be imprisoned or forced back to sea in an even less seaworthy vessel.
- Not all of these submarines are presently seaworthy.
- Going down with a sinking ship seems so pointless when other more seaworthy vessels are within arm's reach.
- In all the circumstances I find that the ship was seaworthy at the material time.
- The GUARDIAN got into difficulties, and much pumping had to be made to keep the ship seaworthy.
- In spite of our physical trauma, our morale is good - we are alive on a seaworthy sailboat, for us to use!
- Assuredly Chinese ships were seaworthy enough to sail across the Pacific and back.
- The boat might seem to be a seaworthy vessel, but in fact be full of holes - this fact need not be presented in the experience.
- Having proven herself as a fast and seaworthy vessel, Fame was able to outsail and capture vessels many times her size.
- His coastguard - one seaworthy ship - sailed to Poti.
- He insisted: ‘Upon leaving Mongstad, the ship was seaworthy and safe.’
- We anticipated a rusty scow; he commissioned a very handsomely appointed, eminently seaworthy vessel.
- Lots of us have undertaken the task of restoring an older vessel to a seaworthy condition.
- In the right hands it is probably the most adaptable and seaworthy vessel afloat.
- As any Master of a seaworthy vessel would do, he quickly steams towards the sinking boat.
- Team 3 is responsible for the engineering compartments and ensures the vessel is actually seaworthy.
Definition of seaworthy in US English:
seaworthy
adjectiveˈsiˌwərðiˈsēˌwərT͟Hē
(of a vessel) in a good enough condition to sail on the sea.
Example sentencesExamples
- He insisted: ‘Upon leaving Mongstad, the ship was seaworthy and safe.’
- You are quite right to infer that something more seaworthy than the Dover boat carried goods by sea in the bronze age.
- He claims the council is treating him shabbily, and all he needs is a stay of execution until he can have the sailing boat seaworthy.
- As any Master of a seaworthy vessel would do, he quickly steams towards the sinking boat.
- His coastguard - one seaworthy ship - sailed to Poti.
- In spite of our physical trauma, our morale is good - we are alive on a seaworthy sailboat, for us to use!
- So the boat was seaworthy at this time, no question of that whatsoever.
- In all the circumstances I find that the ship was seaworthy at the material time.
- Going down with a sinking ship seems so pointless when other more seaworthy vessels are within arm's reach.
- The GUARDIAN got into difficulties, and much pumping had to be made to keep the ship seaworthy.
- Team 3 is responsible for the engineering compartments and ensures the vessel is actually seaworthy.
- Assuredly Chinese ships were seaworthy enough to sail across the Pacific and back.
- The boat might seem to be a seaworthy vessel, but in fact be full of holes - this fact need not be presented in the experience.
- Lots of us have undertaken the task of restoring an older vessel to a seaworthy condition.
- Not all of these submarines are presently seaworthy.
- Having proven herself as a fast and seaworthy vessel, Fame was able to outsail and capture vessels many times her size.
- The project team had to produce a seaworthy ship.
- We anticipated a rusty scow; he commissioned a very handsomely appointed, eminently seaworthy vessel.
- In the right hands it is probably the most adaptable and seaworthy vessel afloat.
- We could be imprisoned or forced back to sea in an even less seaworthy vessel.