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Seamanship

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Skill in navigating or managing a boat or ship.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The skill of a good seaman; acquaintance with the art of managing and navigating a ship at sea.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. skill in sailing

Word Usage

"A series of forts was raised, commanding the principal harbours on the south coast; and a few ships, secretly prepared, were suddenly sent out under competent captains, to teach the channel pirates a lesson in English seamanship; which was very effectively accomplished."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

accomplishment acquisition acquirement skill attainment

Hyponym

boatmanship

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

navigation seacraft

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

generalship horsemanship gunnery marksmanship woodcraft