Dictionary entry details
• SEAFARING (noun)
Meaning:
The work of a sailor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
sailing; seafaring; navigation
Hypernyms ("seafaring" is a kind of...):
employment; work (the occupation for which you are paid)
Meronyms (parts of "seafaring"):
steerage; steering (the act of steering a ship)
Domain member category:
steerageway ((nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered)
bell; ship's bell ((nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.)
beam-ends ((nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel)
capsizing ((nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water)
towing line; towing rope; towline; towrope ((nautical) a rope used in towing)
fireroom; stokehold; stokehole ((nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired)
sternpost ((nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel)
stand out (steer away from shore, of ships)
starboard (turn to the right, of helms or rudders)
close-hauled (having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible)
fore (situated at or toward the bow of a vessel)
atrip; aweigh ((of an anchor) just clear of the bottom)
rigged (fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc))
unrigged (stripped of rigging)
fore-and-aft (parallel with the keel of a boat or ship)
antifouling ((used of e.g. coatings) protecting against accumulation of barnacles etc on underwater surfaces)
close to the wind (nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming)
stay ((nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar)
spun yarn ((nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together)
mainsheet; sheet; shroud; tack; weather sheet ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)
leg ((nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack)
tack; tacking ((nautical) the act of changing tack)
accommodation ladder ((nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside)
becket ((nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship)
bilge well ((nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away)
bitter end ((nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt)
chip (a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line)
deadeye ((nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud)
escutcheon ((nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed)
jack ladder; Jacob's ladder; pilot ladder ((nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps)
laniard; lanyard ((nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships)
lead line; sounding line ((nautical) plumb line for determining depth)
luff ((nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast)
overhead ((nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship)
ratlin; ratline ((nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft)
rudder ((nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel)
sea ladder; sea steps ((nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seafaring"):
cabotage (navigation in coastal waters)
Meaning:
Travel by water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
water travel; seafaring
Hypernyms ("seafaring" is a kind of...):
travel; traveling; travelling (the act of going from one place to another)
Domain member category:
shipwreck (cause to experience shipwreck)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seafaring"):
ocean trip; voyage (an act of traveling by water)
sailing (riding in a sailboat)
boating; yachting (water travel for pleasure)
• SEAFARING (adjective)
Meaning:
Used on the high seas
Synonyms:
oceangoing; seafaring; seagoing
Context example:
seafaring vessels
Similar:
sea (relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships)
