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deepwatermen

deepwatermen is the plural of deepwaterman.

Meaning of deepwaterman

Noun

deepwaterman (plural deepwatermen)

  1. A ship that is used to voyage and operate in deep waters.
    • Aboard a real shipshape and Bristol fashion deepwaterman of the old school, if there be any such left today, everything is done according to the custom of the sea.1918, Riesenberg, Felix, Under sail, The Macmillan company, page 95
  2. A person who works in deep waters at sea.
    • 'Hell ships' were commonest among deepwatermen on long voyages round the Horn, or among the whalers when the best class of foremast hands were not to be had.1920, Wood, William Charles Henry, All afloat: a chronicle of craft and waterways, Glasgow, Brook & Company, page 94

Questions about deepwatermen

What is deepwatermen the plural of?
Deepwatermen is the plural of deepwaterman.

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  3. deepwater prawn
  4. deepwater prawns
  5. deepwaterman
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