seafaring
noun
sea·far·ing
ˈsē-ˌfer-iŋ 
: the use of the sea for travel or transportation
seafaring
adjective
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He began a life of seafaring.
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The key to making seafaring staples feel fresh rather than costume-y lies in thoughtful styling.
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 30 May 2025
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—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Season 1 of the seafaring sudser has been averaging 4.8 million total viewers (with delayed playback), right on par with what Grey’s Anatomy did in the Thursday hammock spot last year, and ranking No. 5 out of the 7 dramas ABC has aired this TV season.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 May 2025
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
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Named for the Norwegian seafaring ship Fram, which completed expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions between 1893 and 1912, Fram2 will ferry a crew of four into a 90-degree orbit that will fly them over Earth's North and South Poles.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Season 1 of the seafaring sudser has been averaging 4.8 million total viewers (with delayed playback), right on par with what Grey’s Anatomy did in the Thursday hammock spot last year, and ranking No. 5 out of the 7 dramas ABC has aired this TV season.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 May 2025
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
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“Seafaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafaring. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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seafaring
noun
sea·far·ing
ˈsē-ˌfar-iŋ
-ˌfer-
: a traveling over the sea as work or recreation
seafaring
adjective
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