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bo·sun

(bō′sən)
n.
Variant of boatswain.
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bosun

(ˈbəʊsən)
n
(Nautical Terms) nautical a variant spelling of boatswain
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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]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:bosun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen]bosun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor
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Translations
كَبيرُ مَلاحي السَّفينَه
bátsmaîur
bocmanis
loďmajster

bosun

[ˈbəʊsən ˈbəʊsən] n → maître m d'équipage
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boatswain,

bosun

(ˈbəusn) noun
an officer who looks after a ship's boats, ropes, sails etc. bootsman كَبيرُ مَلاحي السَّفينَه старшина, отговарящ за корабните съоръжсния contramestre loďmistr der Bootsmann bådsmand λοστρόμος contramaestre pootsman سرملوان pursimies maître d'équipage רַב מַלָחִים पोत के नौकों, रस्सों इत्यादि का ख्याल रखने वाला अधिकारी vođa palube fedélzetmester serang bátsmaður nostromo 甲板長 갑판 장교 bocmanas bocmanis pegawai kapal bootsman båtsmann bosman د کښتی رانی مسول مامور oficial de navio şef de echipaj боцман loďmajster vodja krova oficir palube båtsman เจ้าหน้าที่บนเรือคอยบํารุงรักษาเรือหรือเครื่องใช้ในเรือ porsum, lostromo 水手長 боцман کشتیوں اور ان کے سامان کی دیکھ بھال کرنے والا viên quản lý neo buồm 水手长
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