Associations to the word «Boatswain»

Wiktionary

BOATSWAIN, noun. (nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
BOATSWAIN, noun. (nautical) The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
BOATSWAIN, noun. A kind of gull, the jaeger.
BOATSWAIN, noun. The tropicbird.

Dictionary definition

BOATSWAIN, noun. A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.

Wise words

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