seaworthy

adj
/ˈsiːwɜːði/UK/ˈsiːwɝði/US

Etymology

From sea + -worthy.

  1. derived from *seykʷ-
  2. derived from *sīhwaną
  3. derived from *sh₂ey-
  4. inherited from *saiwiz
  5. inherited from *saiwi
  6. inherited from
  7. inherited from see
  8. suffixed as seaworthy — “sea + worthy

Definitions

  1. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for seaworthy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA