deckhand

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Recent Examples of deckhand By the end of the picnic, the deckhands are tired and starving. Emma Soren, Vulture, 24 June 2024 Sunny feels proud of herself and her first time as a lead deckhand. Emma Soren, Vulture, 27 May 2024 But perhaps some of them never truly left: an old captain, a young lover, and an angry deckhand. Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024 During season 3's weather-related near catastrophe, deckhand Tom Pearson was blamed for his slow response during late night anchor watch. Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deckhand 
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Noun
  • Almost half of the dead were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona, which sank within minutes after a bomb struck its forward magazine, igniting more than a million pounds of ammunition.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Two are serving as Navy Special Warfare combat crewmen, three in Air Force special operations units and fewer than 10 are Green Berets.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • These warm wool sweaters were originally knit for the seamen of Ireland’s blustery Aran islands.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Within a year, Navy records also show, the sailor was promoted from seaman apprentice to seaman 2nd class.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • As the two disrobe and begin going at it, a knock at the door heralds their shipmate Willoughby, who’s come to inquire if Claire wants seconds on the broth (alleged to be an aphrodisiac).
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Savannah will be carrying a crew of 103 sailors and will not dock at the nearby Ream Naval Base, a site that has raised alarm in Washington and other Western capitals due to its potential use by Chinese military assets.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • When the armed men stationed at the pumps grabbed Lala and tried to add her to the captives inside, Franks and the cop busted in from the back, taking down a few bad guys and saving dozens of abducted women inside (including the one who’d been with the sailor).
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • When Paris hosted the Games in 1900, a pair of Dutch rowers asked a French boy to be their coxswain.
    Jenna West, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Another Los Gatos boat that claimed silver medals was the Women’s Under 15 Quad-x with a coxswain.
    Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Noun
  • Ancient Greek mariners sailing through the Strait of Messina had a dilemma.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Forecasters are warning that high winds are only expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with several warnings issued across the state, both on land and for mariners.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Named after the Portuguese explorer who sailed through the strait, Magallanes has beckoned seafarers and naturalists for centuries.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The Philippines, China, Russia, Ukraine and Indonesia are the largest suppliers of the world’s seafarers, according to the most recent seafarer workforce breakdown report by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO in 2021.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Read Article > Birds are incredible navigators, capable of traveling thousands of miles each year to the same location.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Next, the community prioritized expanding community safety and housing navigators, followed by an increase in professional staffing in the Tucson Police Department.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024

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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deckhand. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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