seagoing

adjective

Definition of seagoingnext
as in seafaring

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of seagoing Ships, submarines, and other seagoing vessels are tested here from design to completion. — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2022 The two companies plan to equip up to 100 of their seagoing ships with Alsym batteries as an auxiliary power source. — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2022 By 1640, for example, around a thousand seagoing ships were being constructed in the Netherlands each year, mostly for export markets. — Aoife Daly, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2022 The Falcon 9’s reusable first stage returned from space and successfully touched down on a seagoing landing platform in the Pacific Ocean. — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for seagoing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seagoing
  1. naval
  2. oceangoing
Adjective
  • Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense heavyweight Lockheed Martin is leading the race to buy naval defense group Ultra Maritime, CNBC has learned.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of naval
Adjective
  • Today, fewer than 60 large oceangoing Jones Act tankers remain in service.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • That math pushes shippers toward barges and away from proper oceangoing vessels.
    — Colin Grabow, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of oceangoing

Browse Nearby Words

seafaring
seagoing
seal
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Seagoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seagoing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of gambol

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All