Associations to the word «Boatswain»
Noun
- Mate
- Gunner
- Seaman
- Quartermaster
- Carpenter
- Midshipman
- Whistle
- Rigging
- Douglass
- Mooring
- Petty
- Sailor
- Uss
- Hammock
- Deck
- Curtis
- Warrant
- Ascension
- Pipe
- Scourge
- Quid
- Raft
- Jacqueline
- Steward
- Whittaker
- Mast
- Byron
- Travers
- Sail
- Anchor
- Mutiny
- Simone
- Muster
- Crewman
- Brig
- Fireman
- Haul
- Crew
- Navy
- Ensign
- Surgeon
- Guardsman
- Allotment
- Galley
- Cask
- Carte
- Rower
- Tack
- Passageway
- Pell
- Tern
- Cook
- Cutter
- Corporal
- Lieutenant
- Lash
- Captain
- Ship
- Chief
- Ignatius
- Rope
- Vc
- Rocker
- Diver
- Schooner
- Confinement
- Master
- Dow
- Reuben
- Summons
- Foreman
- Convict
- Bayonet
- Mess
- Sloop
- Spade
- Rank
- Pirate
- Boat
- Tempest
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.
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