seaworthinessn.
/ˈsiːˌwəːðɪnɪs/ The condition of being seaworthy.
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seaworthiness1813
stiffness1877
sea-keeping1963
1813 Eldon in Dow Appeals Ho. Lords (1814) I. 347 Want of sea-worthiness was sufficiently proved.
1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery p. xvi Every known principle calculated for producing strength, accommodation, sea-worthiness, and fast sailing..was adopted.
1876 T. Robinson Job iv. 28 Storms prove the ship's seaworthiness.
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