English to Zulu Meaning of boatswain - boatswain

Boatswain :

boatswain

noun

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Boatswain :: boatswain Boatswains :: boatswains

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Definitions of boatswain in English

Noun(1) a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

Examples of boatswain in English

(1) A boatswain 's mate on a ship's forecastle might not be paying attention to the color of the anchor chain paying out of the locker, or turn the friction brake in the wrong direction, with disastrous results.(2) Shannon, even though promised an ├ö├ç├┐A├ö├ç├û school, has decided to remain in deck and become a boatswain 's mate.(3) Perhaps the boatswain missed the turn-off for Bangkok from the Mekong?(4) Silent Pete, the boatswain , as I later found out, tossed me a mop.(5) He's a boatswain 's mate by trade but said life on the LCAC's small deck beats the duties of bigger vessels.(6) The boatswain and master of the ship appear to say that it has been magically repaired and that the crew is safe.(7) Typically, it's a boatswain 's mate or a quartermaster running the ship, while an engineer and one or two seaman line handlers assist in the shipboard operations.(8) These were Lt. Jim Galvin and a boatswain 's mate named Stevens.(9) He served in the merchant marines as a boatswain and a machinist's mate when ships were going to places of interest.(10) Then the lanky, bearded boatswain would take the helm while the captain conned the ship from one bridge wing or the other, with the chief engineer at his elbow(11) Your captain said there were fifty men aboard, himself not included - his first mate, cook, navigator, purser, boatswain , carpenter, quartermaster, and forty-three sailors.(12) The boatswain tells them that the ship is in fine condition.(13) Take for instance, the boatswain 's mate who needs to put that new coat of paint on the bulkhead.(14) At 11 in the morning the boatswain 's mate would pipe ├ö├ç├┐Up spirits,├ö├ç├û to cue the petty officer of the day to climb to the quarterdeck, where an officer would give him the keys to the spirit room.(15) I am a retired seaman and spent many a year sailing the world as a ship's boatswain .(16) Aviation boatswain 's mates wash down the flight deck aboard PCU Ronald Reagan following a test of damage control systems.

Related Phrases of boatswain

(1) boatswain ::

boatswain

(2) boat ::

isikebhe

(3) swain ::

swain

Related Phrases of boatswain

(1) boatswain ::

boatswain

(2) boat ::

isikebhe

(3) swain ::

swain

Synonyms

Noun

2. bosun ::

bosun

Different Forms

boatswain, boatswains

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