seagoing
Fit for voyages
Seagoing describes vessels designed for ocean travel, as opposed to boats meant for rivers, lakes, or coastal waters: a seagoing freighter, seagoing tugs.
Applied to people, it means experienced in or suited for life at sea: a seagoing captain.
The word emphasizes capability for open-ocean conditions rather than sheltered waters.
One who commands
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- boatswainShip's deck petty officer
quartermaster · able seaman · old salt · skipper · mate · coxswain · watch · rigging
Ship's flat surface
- hullOuter covering or frame
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- portsideVessel's left flank
starboard · galley · mess · berth · cabin · quarters · forecastle · gangway
Transporting goods to destinations
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
port call · harbor · dockside · manifest · consignment · maritime trade · spice route · entrepôt
Vessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
- linerInner protective covering
trawler · ferry · icebreaker · clipper · schooner · steamer · barge · supertanker
Organized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
circumnavigation · transoceanic · transatlantic · long-haul · blue-water · offshore · wayfaring · globetrotting
captain
One who commands
boatswain · quartermaster · able seaman · old salt · skipper · mate · coxswain · watch · rigging · helm
deck
Ship's flat surface
portside · starboard · galley · mess · berth · cabin · quarters · forecastle · gangway · bulkhead
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
export · port call · harbor · dockside · manifest · consignment · maritime trade · spice route · entrepôt · customs
freighter
Vessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
liner · trawler · ferry · icebreaker · clipper · schooner · steamer · barge · supertanker · cruise ship
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
passage · circumnavigation · transoceanic · transatlantic · long-haul · blue-water · offshore · wayfaring · globetrotting · itinerary
exploration
Traveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- intrepidResolutely without fear
- swashbucklingFlamboyantly daring and heroic
buccaneer · privateer · explorer · pioneer · uncharted · daring · castaway · shipwreck · marooned · treasure
warship
Armed naval vessel
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
frigate · battleship · cruiser · fleet · navy · admiralty · convoy · torpedo · gunboat · corvette
seagoingland-based
Situated on earth
landlocked · terrestrial · airborne · grounded · earthbound
sea, sail, gone, ocean, going, sailor, sailing, marine, oceanic