seaworthy

adjective

sea·​wor·​thy ˈsē-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce seaworthy (audio)
: fit or safe for a sea voyage
a seaworthy ship
seaworthiness noun

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The rest are seaworthy and can stay through October 2026 outside the eelgrass restoration zone. Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 The hull, engineered by Umberto Tagliavini of Marine Design, draws on West Navaltech’s efficient, seaworthy forms but has been tailored for both performance and comfort. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025 Office chairs can be surprisingly expensive, easily breaking $1,000 for a seaworthy seat. Brad Bourque, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025 Not to be outdone, Japanese researchers have followed suit, building their own seaworthy dugout canoe with Paleolithic-era tools to cross between Taiwan and Yonaguni Island, where one of the world’s strongest ocean currents, the Kuroshio, remains active. ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for seaworthy

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First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seaworthy was in 1798

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“Seaworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaworthy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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seaworthy

adjective
sea·​wor·​thy -ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce seaworthy (audio)
: fit or safe for a sea voyage
a seaworthy ship
seaworthiness noun

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