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What is a name for ocean craft?

Ocean going vessels; ships; sea vessels. The term boat is usually associated with rivers and fresh water (lakes, ponds, or bays (which are normally sea water); the term ship is normally associated with the sea.


What are the seven seas of the world?

North Pacific OceanSouth Pacific OceanNorth Atlantic OceanSouth Atlantic OceanIndian OceanSouthern OceanArctic OceanThe above answer is a modern day Geographical classification of the term Seven Seas.There more answers for the term Seven Seas.1, Apparently, the term Seven Seas was first used around 2,300BC in Mesopotamia. Although no one is sure as to which bodies of water the term refers to.2, The Romans used the term Seven Seas to describe the navigable network of channels at the mouth of the River Po.3, In the 9th century AD a Muslim author by the name of Ya'qubi described a voyage to China, sailing through Seven Seas.4, Medieval Europe classed the Seven Seas as the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.5, In the 19th century the Clipper Ship route to China, sailed through Seven Seas, the Banda Sea, the Celebes Sea, the Flores Sea, the Java Sea, the South China Sea, the Sulu Sea and the Timor Sea.


To whom was William Bradford reffering to when he used the term saint to describe some of his fellow voyagers at sea?

puritans


Why did the Romans use the term mare nostrum?

Mare nostrum means our sea. It was a Roman nickname for the Mediterranean.our sea, esp. the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.


Where did the term maiden voyage come from?

Maiden voyage is a term that comes from the late 1800s. It refers to the fact that a maiden is a virgin, in the same way that a brand new ship has never gone out to sea.