seafaring

noun

sea·​far·​ing ˈsē-ˌfer-iŋ 

: the use of the sea for travel or transportation

seafaring adjective

Examples of seafaring in a Sentence

He began a life of seafaring.

Recent Examples on the Web

Playing out on a New Orleans street set designed more or less as a cartoon by David Rockwell, its pirates costumed by Linda Cho in ragamuffin seafaring garb that nonetheless allows for the odd pleasing splash of color, Pirates! —Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025

And in the top-floor children’s bedroom, seafaring fantasy takes over: billowing canopies printed with bobbing sailboats form cozy tents above the beds—part playhouse, part bedtime ritual. —Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025

The discovery even raises the chances of still-unknown seafaring links between Mesolithic communities. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025

But his seafaring profession also took him on extended voyages to Southeast Asia, a region that provided him with ample inspiration, and a setting that recurs in his works. —H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seafaring

• childbearing
• comparing
• declaring
• despairing
• forbearing
• impairing
• preparing
• repairing
• ridesharing
• timesharing
• uncaring
• unerring

Kids Definition

seafaring

noun

sea·​far·​ing ˈsē-ˌfar-iŋ 

-ˌfer-

: a traveling over the sea as work or recreation

seafaring adjective