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boatswainenUK
boat·swain also bo's'n or bos'n or bo·sun B0357800 (bō′sən)n. A warrant officer or petty officer in charge of a ship's rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew.
[Middle English botswein : bot, boat; see boat + swein, mate; see swain.]Usage Note: The word boatswain is pronounced as a single word with two syllables (bō′sən). People with sea legs have a long tradition of spelling the word as bosun, bo's'n, and bos'n to reflect the salty pronunciation. This of course has not prevented landlubbers from using the incorrect two-word pronunciation (bōt′swān′). Many other nautical words have similarly tricky shipboard pronunciations, including bowline, pronounced (bō′lĭn); forecastle, pronounced (fōk′səl) and sometimes spelled fo'c's'le; gunwale, pronounced (gŭn′əl) and also sometimes spelled gunnel; mainsail, pronounced (mān′səl); and topgallant, pronounced (tə-găl′ənt). With the exception of gunwale, however, all of these terms can be correctly pronounced as if they were two words.boatswain (ˈbəʊsən) , bosun or bo's'nn (Nautical Terms) a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment[Old English bātswegen; see boat, swain]boat•swain or bo's'n (ˈboʊ sən)
n. a warrant officer on a warship, or a petty officer on a merchant vessel, in charge of rigging, anchors, cables, etc. [1400–50; late Middle English boteswayn; see boat, swain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  boatswain - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamenbo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sunJack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor |
Translationsboatswain, bosun (ˈbəusn) noun an officer who looks after a ship's boats, ropes, sails etc. 水手長 水手长boatswainenUK
boatswain, bosun, bo's'n a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment BoatswainByron’s favorite dog. [Br. Hist.: Harvey, 239]See: DogsSee BTSWN
See BOSNboatswainenUK
Synonyms for boatswainnoun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamenSynonymsRelated Words- Jack-tar
- mariner
- old salt
- sea dog
- seafarer
- seaman
- gob
- Jack
- tar
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