boatswain

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English - Turkish
lostromo
porsun
(Denizcilik) PORSUN, LOSTOMO: Bir gemide güverte işlerini idare eden ve filikalar ile demir ve güverte donanımından sorumlu olan astsubay
{i} marinel başı
marinel
boatswain bird
lostromo kuşu
boatswain's pipe
kumanda düdüğü
boatswain's pipe
fisket
boatswain's pipe
kumanda düdüğü, fisket
bosun
{i} marinel başı
bosun
{i} lostromo
English - English
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc
{n} one who has the care of a ship's rigging
An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc
another spelling of bosun (boat + swain (13-17 centuries) ( SWAIN))
(pronounced "Boh' sun")
Receives working orders for deck gang from chief mate and passes them onto AB's and ordinaries Tantamount to foreman, he is on deck directly supervising maintenance operations
of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties
The tropic bird
Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in repair
{i} ship's officer (supervises anchors, ropes, etc.)
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
The jager gull
boatswain's chair
A short board or other seating, secured in a bridle of ropes, used to hoist a man aloft or over the ship’s side for painting and similar work
boatswain's chairs
plural form of boatswain's chair
boatswain's pipe
a whistle, previously used by boatswain's mates to pipe orders throughout a ship; now used for the ceremonial piping onboard of visiting dignitaries
boatswain's pipes
plural form of boatswain's pipe
boatswain-bird
a tropical bird, Phaeton oethereus, often found far from land, whose cry resembles the whistle of a boatswain's pipe
boatswain's chair
a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
bosun
A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship
boatswains
plural of boatswain
bosun
{i} boatswain, officer on a ship who is responsible for various small tasks (i.e. supervises anchors, ropes, etc.)
bosun
The bosun on a ship is the officer whose job it is to look after the ship and its equipment. an officer on a ship whose job is to organize the work and look after the equipment = boatswain
bosun
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
bosuns
plural of bosun
boatswain

    Hyphenation

    boat·swain

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () boat +‎ swain (“boy, servant”) c.1450, from late Old English batswegen, from bāt (“boat”) + Old Norse sveinn (“boy”).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
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