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seafaring

 
Dictionary: sea·far·ing   ('fâr'ĭng) pronunciation

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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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the work of a sailor
  Synonyms: navigation, sailing

Meaning #2: travel by water
  Synonym: water travel


The adjective seafaring has one meaning:

Meaning #1: used on the high seas
  Synonyms: oceangoing, seagoing


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Seafaring

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - søfarende
n. - rejse til søs, matrosarbejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeevarend, zeevaart

Français (French)
adj. - de mer, qui navigue
n. - voyage (en mer), vie/travail (d'un marin)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Seefahrer-
n. - Seefahrt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ναυτιλιακός
n. - ναυτιλία

Italiano (Italian)
marinaro, viaggio marittimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - navegante
n. - viagens por mar (f), vida de marinheiro (f)

Русский (Russian)
мореплавание, морская профессия

Español (Spanish)
adj. - marinero, que viaja por mar, navegante
n. - oficio de marino, marinería, viajes por mar, oficio o vida de marinero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sjöfarande, sjöfarar-
n. - seglats, färd till sjöss, sjömansyrket

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
航海的, 在海上工作的, 航海业, 航海

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 航海的, 在海上工作的
n. - 航海業, 航海

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 항해의, 선원을 직업으로 하는, 바다에서 사는
n. - 선원 생활, 배를 타는 직업, 해상 여행

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 船乗りの, 航海の, 船旅の
n. - 航海, 船旅

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بحري (الاسم) ألاشتغال في ألبحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפליג בקביעות‬
n. - ‮מפליג בקביעות, הפלגה, ספנות‬


 
 
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