mass noun, usually as modifierThe ability of a vessel to withstand rough conditions at sea.
(船)经得起海上风浪,适航性
she is showing excellent seakeeping tendencies with impressive speed
the efficient hull form ensures good seakeeping and excellent fuel consumption
Example sentencesExamples
The hull design is optimised for stability, seakeeping and manoeuvrability and the hull appendages and propellers are designed for low hydrodynamic noise.
Emphasis is directed to good seakeeping characteristics and manoeuvrability.
Three major safety parameters - structural safety, overturning stability, and seakeeping quality - were evaluated altogether to assess the safety of the whole system.
Thomas Jefferson's navy experimented with gunboats, colloquially named Jeffs, of one or two heavy guns - tiny ships that had little to offer in terms of seakeeping ability and endurance.
Her considerably-improved seakeeping means she will be able to carry out survey work in the UK Western Approaches for 90 per cent of the year.
Definition of seakeeping in US English:
seakeeping
nounˈsēˌkēpiNG
usually as modifierThe ability of a vessel to withstand rough conditions at sea.
(船)经得起海上风浪,适航性
she is showing excellent seakeeping tendencies with impressive speed
the efficient hull form ensures good seakeeping and excellent fuel consumption
Example sentencesExamples
Her considerably-improved seakeeping means she will be able to carry out survey work in the UK Western Approaches for 90 per cent of the year.
Thomas Jefferson's navy experimented with gunboats, colloquially named Jeffs, of one or two heavy guns - tiny ships that had little to offer in terms of seakeeping ability and endurance.
The hull design is optimised for stability, seakeeping and manoeuvrability and the hull appendages and propellers are designed for low hydrodynamic noise.
Three major safety parameters - structural safety, overturning stability, and seakeeping quality - were evaluated altogether to assess the safety of the whole system.
Emphasis is directed to good seakeeping characteristics and manoeuvrability.