A body of men employed, under the command of an officer, to enlist civilians forcibly into military service in the navy or army. Also in extended…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > others (15) press-gang1693 A body of men employed, under the command of an officer, to enlist civilians forcibly into military service in the navy or army. Also in extended… young gentleman1784 a junior or trainee officer in the Royal Navy, esp. a midshipman. sidesman1803 Nautical. Each member of a group of sailors posted in two rows on either side of a gangway to attend a high-ranking officer or visitor (more usually… side boy1823 Nautical each member of a group of sailors posted in two rows on either side of a gangway to attend or (formerly) assist a foreign dignitary… trouncer1867 One who trounces; spec. an odd man (see odd, adj. 8f); an assistant to a carman, drayman, or lorry-driver; †on a man-of-war: see quot. 1867 (obsolete… rating1877 Chiefly Nautical. Originally in plural. In the Royal Navy and Commonwealth navies: enlisted sailors of a rank subordinate to warrant officers and… Navy Leaguer1898 a member of this organization or a person who sympathizes with its aims. requestman1916 a seaman who makes a written request to a commanding officer for advancement, redress, etc. (cf. defaulter, n. 4); (in plural) the official hearing… tiger1929 Nautical slang. A captain's personal steward. mineman1943 U.S. Navy. A member of a division responsible for laying mines. shore patrolman1944 striker1944 U.S. An engineer's apprentice on a steamboat. Also in extended use: see quots. 1944, etc. ping1948 Navy slang. A sonar operator (see also compounds). rare. pinger1961 Services' slang. A sonar operator; an anti-submarine pilot. bubblehead1965 Military slang. A diver; (in extended use) a submariner. |
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