seagoing

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Recent Examples of seagoing Ships, submarines, and other seagoing vessels are tested here from design to completion. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2022 But before that ship hits the waves, its safety and seagoing capabilities need to be tested in the Navy’s immense indoor ocean facility. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 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 That’s why diesel is favored in big trucks, railroad locomotives, and seagoing ships. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for seagoing
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Adjective
  • The expansion of China's naval presence comes as the U.S. is preoccupied with tensions in the Middle East, prompting the repositioning of a pair of aircraft carriers—USS Carl Vinson and USS Nimitz—earlier this year and leaving a naval power gap in the western Pacific.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • This combination of space, intimacy, pastoral views and access to exceptional vineyards can’t be replicated on oceangoing yachts.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The Chinese and American hospital ship deployments come after China commissioned its third oceangoing hospital ship, CNS Auspicious Ark, in May—a major milestone that now sees all three of China's theater command fleets equipped with their own hospital ships.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

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“Seagoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seagoing. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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