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

But the company did not appear to experience any such issues Thursday, as New Glenn’s first stage made a clean touchdown on a seafaring barge named Jacklyn after Bezos’ mother. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

Poking around in Krabs’ stash of seafaring collectibles, SpongeBob and Patrick inadvertently summon the Flying Dutchman, who promises to help SpongeBob complete his swashbuckling checklist. —Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025

But the focus for the two brands’ collaboration was the Superocean Heritage, a line of dive watches that brings Breitling’s tool watch expertise to the seafaring crowd. —Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025

The countdown to Four Seasons’ seafaring debut is on. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Sep. 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