seagoing

/sˈiɡˌoʊɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adj

"a seagoing seal"
"After being kidnapped by a seagoing ne'er-do-well, its Lady protagonist finds herself drifting through a passage at the North Pole into a wholly different world, with its own sun, moon and stars, and a population of bear-men, bird-men and fox-men who promptly make her Empress. Win!"
""Lord! They don't call that a sea-going craft, I hope!'"

From sea + going.

sea-going (alternative)

ocean-going

Questions

How do you pronounce seagoing?

The recorded pronunciation is /sˈiɡˌoʊɪŋ/.

What does seagoing mean?

Travelling out to sea.

Where does seagoing come from?

From sea + going.

How to pronounce seagoing

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