From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishseafaringsea‧far‧ing /ˈsiːˌfeərɪŋ $ -ˌfer-/ adjective [only before noun] TTWBOworking or travelling on ships and the sea a seafaring man —seafaring noun [uncountable]
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seafaring• Shipping and seafaring are among the exhibits in the town's Shetland County Museum.• Maritime historians rate his revelations of seafaring conditions highly.• His great enthusiasm was for sailing and in the vacations he would take parties of students on seafaring expeditions.• Before he sets off for the next stage, he's sharing his seafaring experiences.• Accordingly, she disguised herself to look like a seafaring man and went to the house.• Tynesiders see themselves as a seafaring people with all that implies.• an author of seafaring tales• It was business as usual in the ancient seafaring town of Sinkport.• Thus it was a great port with a very long-established seafaring tradition. 