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Definition of "seaworthy" []

  • Fit to traverse the seas: a seaworthy freighter; a seaworthy crew. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "seaworthy" in a sentence
  • "I have given in the plans of the _Spray_ the dimensions of such a ship as I should call seaworthy in all conditions of weather and on all seas."
  • "There is little doubt that the recent crisis has revealed that many economies and financial systems right around the world were far less 'seaworthy' than we thought."
  • "Federal maritime laws require that ship owners and employers provide a "seaworthy" vessel for its crew at all times."