able seaman

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Recent Examples of able seaman One able seaman, a 39-year-old man named Arokiyam, lives in the village of Alanthalai, an hour south of Tuticorin. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 16 June 2021 Within a week, Brito D'Silva, an able seaman (a senior member of the deck on crew), died of an unspecified illness. Saudamini Jain, CNN, 20 Mar. 2021 The transcript of these conversations, as well as (one-sided) electronic communications among the captain, mates, engineers, able seamen and people ashore, runs to 500 pages. Douglas Preston, New York Times, 1 May 2018
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Noun
  • Clark said the Naval Special Warfare Command reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses, such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, among Navy SEAL and Special Warfare Combat crewman candidates at the Coronado base from January 2019 to May 2023.
    Tammy Murga The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • In 1990, Bryant married Charlie Hobson Dry, an Oklahoma native and former NASA test crewman.
    Anita Gates, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Land lubbers hike: Lace up those shoes for a 9 to 11 a.m. excursion on Sunday, Oct. 20, to Ansel’s Cave in The West Woods in Russell Township.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Water-lubbers can easily access freshwater lakes, rural flatland and woodland forests.
    Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 May 2018
Noun
  • In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024

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