Meanings
nounseaworthiness (uncountable)
- uncountablenauticalThe property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
The ship leaked like a sieve and rode like a barrel; in other words it was completely lacking in seaworthiness.
Origin
Translations
Finnish merikelpoisuus
- merikelpoisuusproperty of being fit to go to sea
German Seetüchtigkeit
- Seetüchtigkeitproperty of being fit to go to sea
Hebrew כֹּשֶׁר שַׁיִט
- כֹּשֶׁר שַׁיִטproperty of being fit to go to sea
Polish zdatność do żeglugi
- zdatność do żeglugiproperty of being fit to go to sea
Swedish sjövärdighet
- sjövärdighetproperty of being fit to go to sea
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APA
seaworthiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seaworthiness
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“seaworthiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seaworthiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seaworthiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seaworthiness.
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