boatswain

English - Turkish

Definition of boatswain in English Turkish dictionary

lostromo

porsun

(Denizcilik) PORSUN, LOSTOMO: Bir gemide güverte işlerini idare eden ve filikalar ile demir ve güverte donanımından sorumlu olan astsubay

{i} marinel başı

marinel

Related Terms

boatswain bird

lostromo kuşu

boatswain's pipe

kumanda düdüğü

boatswain's pipe

fisket

boatswain's pipe

kumanda düdüğü, fisket

bosun

{i} marinel başı

bosun

{i} lostromo

English - English

Definition of boatswain in English English dictionary

The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship

The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc

{n} one who has the care of a ship's rigging

An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc

another spelling of bosun (boat + swain (13-17 centuries) ( SWAIN))

(pronounced "Boh' sun")

Receives working orders for deck gang from chief mate and passes them onto AB's and ordinaries Tantamount to foreman, he is on deck directly supervising maintenance operations

of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties

The tropic bird

Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in repair

{i} ship's officer (supervises anchors, ropes, etc.)

a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

The jager gull

Related Terms

boatswain's chair

A short board or other seating, secured in a bridle of ropes, used to hoist a man aloft or over the ship’s side for painting and similar work

boatswain's chairs

plural form of boatswain's chair

boatswain's pipe

a whistle, previously used by boatswain's mates to pipe orders throughout a ship; now used for the ceremonial piping onboard of visiting dignitaries

boatswain's pipes

plural form of boatswain's pipe

boatswain-bird

a tropical bird, Phaeton oethereus, often found far from land, whose cry resembles the whistle of a boatswain's pipe

boatswain's chair

a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship

bosun

A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship

boatswains

plural of boatswain

bosun

{i} boatswain, officer on a ship who is responsible for various small tasks (i.e. supervises anchors, ropes, etc.)

bosun

The bosun on a ship is the officer whose job it is to look after the ship and its equipment. an officer on a ship whose job is to organize the work and look after the equipment = boatswain

bosun

a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

bosuns

plural of bosun

Hyphenation

boat·swain

Etymology

() boat +‎ swain (“boy, servant”) c.1450, from late Old English batswegen, from bāt (“boat”) + Old Norse sveinn (“boy”).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001