Definition of Seagoing

1. Adjective. Used on the high seas. "Seafaring vessels"

Exact synonyms: Oceangoing, Seafaring
Similar to: Marine

Definition of Seagoing

1. a. Going upon the sea; especially, sailing upon the deep sea; -- used in distinction from coasting or river, as applied to vessels.

Definition of Seagoing

1. Adjective. Made for, or used on the high seas. ¹

2. Adjective. In the condition of being fit for sailing on the high seas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seagoing

1. designed for use on the sea [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seagoing

seafolks
seafood
seafood Newburg
seafood boil
seafood fork
seafood forks
seafood sauce
seafoodie
seafoodies
seafoods
seafowl
seafowls
seafront
seafronts
seagirt
seagoing (current term)
seagull
seagull approach
seagull manager
seagull managers
seagulls
seah
seahawk
seahawks
seahog
seahogs
seahorse

Literary usage of Seagoing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Two Thousand Questions and Answers about the War: A Catechism of the Methods by Julius Washington Muller (1918)
"This includes all vessels, seagoing and non-seagoing. Q.—What had we built during the first year of war? "Merchant vessels built in the United States during ..."

2. A Manual of Naval Architecture for the Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by William Henry White (1894)
"At the present time, for seagoing service screw-propellers are universally employed; and for channel or coasting service, screws have taken the place of ..."

3. Steel Ships: Their Construction and Maintenance : a Manual for Shipbuilders by Thomas Walton (1908)
"Such an expression brings us into contact with a subject of paramount importance, viz., " Classification," and as a large proportion of seagoing vessels are ..."

4. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain. Privy Council, Great Britain. Supreme Court of Judicature (1893)
"She is therefore not a " seagoing ship." As to the distinction to be drawn ... "seagoing ship." She is of a sufficient size to enable her to go to sea, ..."

5. Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board by United States Shipping Board (1919)
"In the following series of tables is shown a general statistical summary of vessels under the jurisdiction of the Board, the changes in the seagoing ..."

6. Foreign trade and shipping by Erich Walter Zimmermann, W. C. Clark (1917)
"seagoing coasting trade.—In the seagoing coasting trade, one point needs to be noted. In the calendar year 1916, there were transferred from the Canadian ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Seagoing on Dictionary.com!Search for Seagoing on Thesaurus.com!Search for Seagoing on Google!Search for Seagoing on Wikipedia!

Search