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Sailing vs Seamanship - What's the difference?

sailing | seamanship |

As nouns the difference between sailing and seamanship

is that sailing is motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise while seamanship is skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.

As an adjective sailing

is travelling by ship.

As a verb sailing

is present participle of lang=en.

sailing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
  • Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel
  • The time of departure from a port

    • Derived terms

    * clear sailing * plain sailing * sailing ship * sailing dinghy * sailing vessel

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Travelling by ship

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    seamanship

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.