Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/June 25

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Word of the day
for June 25
plain sailing n
  1. (nautical)
    1. The navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds.
    2. Obsolete spelling of plane sailing (“a technique for navigation using the assumption that the journey occurs over a plane or flat surface rather than the actual curved surface of the Earth, which is sufficiently accurate over short distances”).
  2. (figurative) Something that is easy, simple, or straightforward; something that offers no difficulties or trouble.

Today is the Day of the Seafarer, which is observed by the International Maritime Organization and the United Nations to acknowledge the contributions made by seafarers to international seaborne trade, the world economy, and civil society. Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers made major amendments to the convention and established the observance on this day in 2010.

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