Question

Seafaring means _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
a) Adventures at sea
b) Sailing as an occupation
c) Going to fairs
d) Supporting fishermen

Answer 1

Hint:The dictionary meaning of the word “seafaring” is “regularly traveling by sea. For example : The Danes are an ancient seafaring people.

Complete answer:
Seafaring is an adjective that means the use of the sea for travel or transportation. A seafaring man as someone who sails, especially with reference to the likelihood of them becoming seasick. In the given question, we have to tell the meaning of the word “seafaring”.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Adventures at sea. Adventure is a noun that means a usual and exciting or daring experience. So, adventures at sea mean to have exciting and daring experiences at the sea.
Option ‘b’ is Sailing as an occupation. An occupation is a noun that means a job or a profession. Sailing as an occupation means sailing for a specific purpose in one’s job or profession.
Option ‘c’ Going to fairs. A fair refers to a traveling show with games, rides, and farmers showing off their prized pigs, similar to carnivals.
Option ‘d’ is Supporting fishermen. It means an act of giving assistance to or guidance to the fishermen. This option is not at all related to the given word.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the exact meaning of the given word “seafaring” is “adventures at the sea”. Hence, option ‘a’ is the correct option.

Note:
Don’t confuse between ‘sailing as an occupation' and ‘adventures at the sea'. someone can have adventures while sailing as an occupation but cannot have an occupation while sailing for an adventure.