seaworthy

adj

seaworthy

adj

UK /ˈsiːwɜːði/ · US /ˈsiːwɝði/

Etymology From sea + -worthy.

1

Nautical, Transport 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.1922, James A. Cooper, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove:

Antonyms: unseaworthy
Derived terms: seaworthily, seaworthiness
Related terms: airworthy, railworthy, roadworthy

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