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Webster 1913 Edition
Seaworthy
Sea′worˊthy
,Adj.
Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety;
as, a
. seaworthy
shipWebster 1828 Edition
Seaworthy
SE'AWORTHY
, A. [sea and worthy.] Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as a seaworthy ship.Definition 2024
seaworthy
seaworthy
See also: sea-worthy
English
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Adjective
seaworthy (comparative seaworthier, superlative seaworthiest)
- Fit for service at sea.
- 1922, James A. Cooper, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove
- 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.
- 1922, James A. Cooper, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove
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fit for the sea
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