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boatswain's mate

boatswain's mate noun: a petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship.

boatswain's mate: a petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship
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Noun

boatswain's mate (plural boatswain's mates)

  1. A petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship.

Forms of boatswain's mate

pluralboatswain's mates
alternative formbosun's mate

Questions about boatswain's mate

What does boatswain's mate mean?
Boatswain's mate means a petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship.
What part of speech is boatswain's mate?
Boatswain's mate is a noun.
What is the plural of boatswain's mate?
The plural of boatswain's mate is boatswain's mates.

Words near boatswain's mate in the dictionary

  1. Boatswain Bird Island
  2. boatswain's call
  3. boatswain's calls
  4. boatswain's chair
  5. boatswain's chairs
  6. boatswain's mate
  7. boatswain's pipe
  8. boatswain's pipes
  9. boatswain-bird
  10. boatswain-birds
  11. Boatswainbird Island

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