| 单词 | captain of the forecastle |
| 释义 | > as lemmascaptain of the forecastle b. Applied to the chief sailor of a gang of men to whom the duties of a certain portion of the ship are assigned, as captain of the forecastle, captain of the hold, captain of the maintop, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > chief sailor of part of ship captain1801 1801 Naval Chron. 6 103 He was captain of a gun at the Battle of the Nile. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vii. 85 The captain of the main-top was there with two other sailors. 1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 208 No. 1, the Captain [of a gun] commands, attends the breech, primes, points, and fires. 1882 Navy List July 459 Captain of Quarter-deck Men, Captain of the Forecastle, Captain of the Foretop, Captain of the Hold, etc. < as lemmas |
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