Dictionary

seagoing en · ADJ

Etymology

From sea + going.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Travelling out to sea.
   • After being kidnapped by a seagoing ne'er-do-well, its Lady protagonist finds herself drifting through a passage at the North Pole into a wholly different world, with its own sun, moon and stars, and a population of bear-men, bird-men and fox-men who promptly make her Empress. Win! 2011 May 11, Sam Leith, “Sam Leith's top 10 alternative realities”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2021:
   • a seagoing seal
2. (not-comparable) Made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas.
   • "Lord! They don't call that a sea-going craft, I hope!' 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1:

Forms

Coordinates

ocean-going

Synonyms

seafaring · seaworthy

Translations (16)

nn sjøgåande (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · ru морско́й (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · pl dalekomorski (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · ru морехо́дный (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · bg за открито море (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · da havgående (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · de seetüchtig (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · nb sjøgående (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · bg мореходен (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · fi merikelpoinen (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · nn havgåande (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · da søgående (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · sv sjögående (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · nb havgående (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · fi avomeri- (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas) · la permarīnus (made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas)