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lifeboatman

lifeboatman noun: a man who crews a lifeboat.

Noun

lifeboatman (plural lifeboatmen)

  1. A man who crews a lifeboat.
    • Sail-propelled trolley used by lifeboatmen for traversing the Spurn Head Railway. This view was taken in March, 19301940 December, “The Spurn Head Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 655, photo caption
    • In a corner of the churchyard, where old headstones mark the graves of many mariners, is a striking white statue of a lifeboatman, erected as a memorial to three members of the local lifeboat crew who lost their lives in 1916 while trying to reach a ship in distress.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 322, about Port Eynon

Forms of lifeboatman

plurallifeboatmen

Origin of lifeboatman

From lifeboat + -man.

Questions about lifeboatman

What does lifeboatman mean?
Lifeboatman means a man who crews a lifeboat.
What part of speech is lifeboatman?
Lifeboatman is a noun.
What is the plural of lifeboatman?
The plural of lifeboatman is lifeboatmen.

Words near lifeboatman in the dictionary

  1. lifeboated
  2. lifeboathouse
  3. lifeboathouses
  4. lifeboating
  5. lifeboatism
  6. lifeboatman
  7. lifeboatmen
  8. lifeboats
  9. lifeboatsman
  10. lifeboatsmen
  11. lifebuoy

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