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seaworthy

/see-wur-thee/US // ˈsiˌwɜr ði //UK // (ˈsiːˌwɜːðɪ) //

适航,适航的,合适的,适航性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    sea·wor·thi·er, sea·wor·thi·est.

    • : constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
    • : safe for a voyage at sea.

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Examples

  • They were confident, however, that the craft would prove water-tight and seaworthy.

  • (c) Were the boats sent away in seaworthy condition and properly manned, equipped, and provisioned?

  • Ten minutes' hard work, in which we assisted, produced something a trifle more nautical and seaworthy than the first craft.

  • The ship was hardly seaworthy, and took seven weeks of sailing and floating to reach the harbor of Acapulco.

  • It was found, however, that the want of a fixed keel was a great detriment to her seaworthy qualities.