seafaring

seafaring
/see"fair'ing/, 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 business or calling of a sailor.
5. traveling by sea.
[1150-1200; early ME safarinde (adj.); see SEA, FARE, -ING2, -ING1]

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