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adjective
Date: 1798
fit or safe for a sea voyage <a seaworthy ship> • seaworthiness noun
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Seaworthy — Sea wor thy, a. Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seaworthy — seaworthy; un·seaworthy; … English syllables
seaworthy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a boat) in a good enough condition to sail on the sea. DERIVATIVES seaworthiness noun … English terms dictionary
seaworthy — [sē′wʉr΄thē] adj. fit to travel in on the open sea; sturdy: said of a ship seaworthiness n … English World dictionary
seaworthy — [[t]si͟ːwɜː(r)ði[/t]] ADJ GRADED A ship or boat which is seaworthy is fit to travel at sea. The ship was completely seaworthy. ...a seaworthy boat. Derived words: seaworthiness N UNCOUNT It didn t reach required standards of safety and… … English dictionary
seaworthy — Ability to withstand ordinary stress of wind, waves and other weather which the vessel might normally be expected to encounter. Miles v. Royal Indem. Co., Tex.Civ.App., 589 S.W.2d 725, 729. This adjective, as applied to a vessel, signifies that… … Black's law dictionary
seaworthy — adjective /ˈsiːwɜːði,ˈsiːwɝði/ Fit for service at sea. Yet everybody knows that a cargo properly stowed in a seaworthy craft reaches market in much the better condition than by rail, though perhaps it is some hours longer on the way. Ant:… … Wiktionary
seaworthy — adj. Seaworthy is used with these nouns: ↑vessel … Collocations dictionary
seaworthy — sea|wor|thy [ˈsi:wə:ði US ə:r ] adj a ship that is seaworthy is in a suitable condition to sail … Dictionary of contemporary English
seaworthy — adjective a ship that is seaworthy is safe and in good condition seaworthiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
