semiseafaring en · ADJ
Etymology
From semi- + seafaring.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Somewhat or partly seafaring.
The naval recruits are drawn from all districts of the Empire, and include a larger proportion of seafaring and semiseafaring men and mechanics than are among those the war office keeps for the army.
1910, Naval Militia Association of the United States, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting..., page 81: